William Chaderton (c.1540 – 11 April 1608) was an English academic and bishop. He also served as

Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity The Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity is the oldest professorship at the University of Cambridge. It was founded initially as a readership by Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII, in 1502. Since its re-endowment at the end o ...

. He was born in Moston, Lancashire, what is now a part of the city of

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. After attending

The King's School, Chester The King's School, Chester, is a British co-educational independent day school for children aged 4 to 18. It is one of the seven 'King's Schools' established (or re-endowed and renamed) by King Henry VIII in 1541 after the Dissolution of ...

, he matriculated at Pembroke College, Cambridge in 1555, and graduated M.A. at Christ's College, Cambridge in 1561. He was Regius Professor of Divinity at Cambridge in 1569, and President of Queens' College, Cambridge from 1568 to 1579. He was Rector of Holywell, Huntingdonshire in 1570. He was

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from 1579 to 1595. He was then

Bishop of Lincoln The Bishop of Lincoln is the ordinary (diocesan bishop) of the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln in the Province of Canterbury. The present diocese covers the county of Lincolnshire and the unitary authority areas of North Lincolnshire and ...

from 1595 to 1608. He was also Warden of Manchester College, where he was succeeded by John Dee.

Family

Elizabeth Jocelin Elizabeth Brooke Jocelin (sometimes spelled "Joceline" or "Joscelin") was an English writer believed to have lived from 1595–1622. She is best known for her work ''The Mother's Legacy to her Vnborn Child''. The book was first published two year ...

(née Brooke), author of ''The Mothers Legacie, To her Unborne Childe'' (1624), was his granddaughter.''The bishop immediately settled these manors, rents, etc., held of the king in chief, on himself and his wife Katherine during her widowhood, with remainder to his daughter Joan Brooke, wife of Sir Richard Brooke, and her heirs male. Joan Brooke died before the bishop (d. 1608) and her daughter Elizabeth, wife of William Sandes, succeeded to her grandfather's estate. She is said to have married Tyrrell Jocelyn of Holywell, ..'. From: 'Parishes: Southoe', A History of the County of Huntingdonshire: Volume 2 (1932), pp. 346-54. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=42513. Date accessed: 24 July 2007. After his granddaughter's parents separated, and her mother returned home, Bishop Chaderton was mainly responsible for her upbringing. Elizabeth's childhood was therefore passed in the house of Bishop Chaderton, who educated her. She was extremely well versed in art, religion and language.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chaderton, Walter 1540s births 1608 deaths Bishops of Chester Bishops of Lincoln 16th-century Church of England bishops 17th-century Church of England bishops Year of birth uncertain Presidents of Queens' College, Cambridge People from Moston, Manchester 16th-century scholars 17th-century scholars People educated at The King's School, Chester Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge Lady Margaret's Professors of Divinity Regius Professors of Divinity (University of Cambridge) 1540 births