Samuel Cheetham , DD, FSA (3 March 1827 – 9 July 1908) was an eminent

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...

priest and author in the last quarter of the nineteenth century and the first decade of the twentieth. Cheetham was born in

Hambleton, Rutland Hambleton is a village and civil parish in Rutland, England. It is about two miles (3 km) east of Oakham. Description The village's name means 'maimed hill'. It has been thought that the hill in the village looks as if it has been sliced ...

and educated at

Oakham School (Like runners, they pass on the torch of life) , established = , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent day and boarding , religion = Church of England , president ...

and

Christ's College, Cambridge Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college includes the Master, the Fellows of the College, and about 450 undergraduate and 170 graduate students. The college was founded by William Byngham in 1437 as ...

. He was an Assistant Tutor of his old college from 1853 until 1858; and then professor of

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King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...

until 1882, during which time he was also Chaplain of

Dulwich College Dulwich College is a 2–19 independent, day and boarding school for boys in Dulwich, London, England. As a public school, it began as the College of God's Gift, founded in 1619 by Elizabethan actor Edward Alleyn, with the original purpose of ...

. In 1879 he became

Archdeacon of Southwark The Archdeacons in the Diocese of Southwark are senior clergy in the Church of England in South London and Surrey. They currently include: the archdeacons of Southwark, of Reigate (formerly of Kingston-on-Thames) and of Lewisham & Greenwich ...

; and in 1882 of

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, a post he held until his death."The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900

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* * 1827 births People from Rutland People educated at Oakham School Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge Academics of King's College London Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London Archdeacons of Southwark Archdeacons of Rochester 1908 deaths {{Canterbury-archdeacon-stub