Samuel Haynes D.D. (died 9 June 1752) was a Canon of Windsor from 1743 to 1752.

Family

He was the son of Hopton Haynes, assay master of the

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Career

He was King's Scholar at

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and later educated at

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, where he graduated B.A. in 1724, M.A. in 1727, and D.D. in 1748. He was admitted to

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in 1720, and appointed tutor to

James Cecil, 6th Earl of Salisbury James Cecil, 6th Earl of Salisbury (20 October 1713 – 19 September 1780) was a British nobleman, politician, and peer. He was the son of James Cecil, 5th Earl of Salisbury, and his wife, Anne Cecil, Countess of Salisbury. He was known for his i ...

. He was appointed: *Rector of Hatfield, Hertfordshire 1737 - 1752 *Rector of Clothall, Hertfordshire 1747 - 1752 He was appointed to the eleventh stall in

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in 1743, which he held until his death in 1752. Haynes edited the Hatfield State Papers.

William Oldys William Oldys (14 July 1696 – 15 April 1761) was an English antiquarian and bibliographer. Life He was probably born in London, the illegitimate son of Dr William Oldys (1636–1708), chancellor of Lincoln diocese. His father had held the ...

wrote that he was invited to participate in the edition, but turned down the offer, because papers dealing with the young Princess Elizabeth were being censored. Haynes produced one edited volume, ''Collection of State Papers relating to Affairs in the Reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary, and Elizabeth, from 1542 to 1570. Transcribed from the Original Letters and other Authentick Memorials left by W. Cecill, Lord Burghley, and now remaining at Hatfield House'' (1740). William Murdin produced two more (1759), running to 1612.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Haynes, Samuel 1752 deaths Canons of Windsor People educated at Eton College Alumni of King's College, Cambridge Members of Gray's Inn Year of birth missing