Thomas Hobbes was

Dean of Exeter The Dean of Exeter is the head of the Chapter of Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter, England. The chapter was established by William Briwere, Bishop of Exeter (1224–44) who set up the offices of dean and chancellor of Exeter Cathedral ...

during 1509.Ursula Radford (1955). "An Introduction to the Deans of Exeter". ''Report & Transactions of the Devonshire Association'' 87: 1–24.

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