VENN: Adm. pens. at QUEENS', July 28, 1740. S. of John (1697), of Nottinghamshire, M.P. for Nottingham. B. in Middlesex. School, Hackney (Dr Henry Newcome). ' Matric. 1741; B.A. 1744-5; M.A. 1748; D.D. 1761. Fellow, 1745-55. President, 1760-88. Vice-Chancellor, 1760-1, 1777-8. Professor of Moral Theology, 1769-88. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) June 5, 1748; priest, June 4, 1750. R. of Wimpole, Cambs., 1752. V. of Whaddon, 1752. Preb. of Norwich, 1756. Married Anne, dau. of Dr Henry Newcome. Published pamphlets and Latin verses. Died at Norwich, Oct. 29, 1788. Will, P.C.C. Brother of Charles (1730), etc. (D.N.B.; Coll. Hist. of Queens'.)
Brother of 18626.
SEE OXFORD DNB.
MI in Norwich Cathedral: Prebendary and President King's College Cambridge, d. 29 Oct 1788 aged 65. [Seen by RAB]
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1748 | Appt(in post) | Plumptre, Robert | Queens College Cambridge / | Fellow | View |
| 1748 | Ordi(ordination) | Plumptre, Robert | / | deacon | View |
| 1750 | Ordi(ordination) | Plumptre, Robert | / | priest | View |
| 1752 | Appt(Institution) | Plumptre, Robert | Wimple / | Rector | View |
| 1752 | Appt(Appointment) | Plumptre, Robert | Edmund Keene, Bishop of Chester / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1752 | Appt(Institution) | Plumptre, Robert | Whaddon / | Vicar | View |
| 1755 | Libc | Plumptre, unknown | Wimple / | Rector | View |
| 1755 | Libc | Plumptre, unknown | Whaddon / | Vicar | View |
| 1756 | Subsc | Plumptre, Robert | Norwich Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1756 | Appt(Installation mandate) | Plumptre, Robert | Norwich Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1759 | Appt(election) | Plumptre, not given | Norwich Cathedral / | receiver general | View |
| 1761 | Appt(election) | Plumptre, not given | Norwich Cathedral / | Treasurer | View |
| 1761 | Appt(election) | Plumptre, not given | Norwich Cathedral / | subdean | View |
| 1777 | Appt(Appointment) | Plumptre, Robert | Diocese of Ely / | official | View |
| 1788 | Vac(Death) | Plumptre, Robert | Norwich Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1788 | Vac | Plumptre, Robert | Wimpole / | Rector | View |
| 1789 | Vac(Death) | Plumptre, Robert | Whaddon / | Vicar | View |