John Waugh (1656–1734) was an English clergyman,

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from 1723.

Life

He was born in Appleby, and entered

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in 1679. He became a Fellow there in 1688, and a Proctor in 1695. He was rector of St. Peter's, Cornhill in 1704, and subsequently became a royal chaplain, canon of Lincoln in 1718, and

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in 1720. He was promoted as bishop of Carlisle in 1723. He died on 29 October 1734, at the London residence in Queen's Square, and was buried in St. Peter's, Cornhill. His son John Waugh became

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in 1751.

References

*John Richard Magrath, ''The Queen's college'' vol. 2 (1921). p. 116. *

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, ''A biographical history of England'' vol. 3, p. 90. {{DEFAULTSORT:Waugh, John 1656 births 1734 deaths Bishops of Carlisle Deans of Gloucester 18th-century Church of England bishops