Thomas Bainbrigg (Bainbridge) (died 1646) was an English college head.

Life

A northerner, he was possibly from Kirkby Lonsdale. He graduated B.A. at

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in 1597, M.A. in 1600.

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, ''Biographical Register of Christ's College'', p. 207. He became Master of Christ's in 1622, and was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge in 1627. He was Master in

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's student days at Christ's. Bainbrigg was not a strong partisan on religious issues, but supported

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in his contest with Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Berkshire in 1627 for the position of Chancellor.

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''The Life of John Milton''. Oxford: Blackwells Publishers, 2003; p. 18 and p. 22. He spoke up for Isaac Dorislaus, accused as a republican. A funeral sermon by Bainbrigg, on 16 October 1620, had an awakening effect on Thomas Goodwin, who was to become an important Puritan figure. Bainbrigg was a benefactor to his college, which prospered under his leadership. Student numbers climbed, and the Civil War times had little adverse effect, with Bainbrigg, known not to be against the Puritans, left in place.

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