Giles Thomson (Tomson, Thompson) (1553–1612) was an English academic and bishop.

Life

He was born in London, and educated at Merchant Taylors' School, and to

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where he matriculated in 1571. He became a Fellow of

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in 1580, and Divinity Reader at

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. Queen Elizabeth made him one of her chaplains. He became

Dean of Windsor The Dean of Windsor is the spiritual head of the canons of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, England. The dean chairs meetings of the Chapter of Canons as ''primus inter pares''. The post of Dean of Wolverhampton was assimilated to the dea ...

in 1602, and took part in the

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of 1604. He was a translator for the

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, a member of the Second Oxford Company. He became

Bishop of Gloucester The Bishop of Gloucester is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Gloucester in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers the County of Gloucestershire and part of the County of Worcestershire. The see's centre of governan ...

in 1611, but died before visiting the see. There is a monument to him in the Chapel of St George, Windsor.

References

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