Thomas Dove (1555 – 30 August 1630) was Bishop of Peterborough from 1601 to 1630. Dove was born in

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, and educated at Merchant Taylors' School from 1564 to 1571. He was named as one of the first scholars of

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in its foundation charter in 1571, but never attended. Instead, he became a scholar at Pembroke College, Cambridge, obtaining his BA in 1575 and his MA in 1578. He was a Pembroke contemporary of

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, who had also been educated at Merchant Taylors' School and named as a founding scholar of Jesus College, Oxford. Dove was ordained in 1578 and became vicar of

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in 1580. Dove was a noted preacher, impressing Queen Elizabeth who remarked that she "thought the Holy Ghost was descended again in this Dove". In 1589, Dove became

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and in 1601 he was consecrated Bishop of Peterborough, where he remained until his death in 1630.

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1555 births 1630 deaths People educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge People from Peterborough 17th-century Church of England bishops Bishops of Peterborough Deans of Norwich {{churchofEngland-bishop-stub