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Adm. sizar (age 19) at PEMBROKE, July 4, 1809. Elder s. of John, mercer, of Chudleigh, Devon. B. there 1790. ' Matric. Michs. 1809; Scholar, 1809; B.A. 1813. Ord. deacon, 1814; C. of N. Bovey, Devon, 1816-31. When nominated to two benefices in the dioceses of Peterborough and Lincoln his Diocesan, Exeter, refused to countersign his testimonials, because he had, at a public meeting, used improper expressions on the Athanasian Creed, and his institutions were accordingly refused. The case was taken to the Lords in 1820, on petition of Jones, when a motion for a committee was rejected. V. of Alton, Staffs., 1829-57. R. of Butterleigh, Devon, 1832-57. It is suggested that it was probably because of advocacy of R.C. claims that he was instituted in 1829 to Alton (patron–Lord Shrewsbury) and Butterleigh (Lord Chancellor). An active politician and antiquary. Author, Botanical tour through various parts of Devon and Cornwall; Historical and Monumental Antiquities of Devonshire; Flora Devoniensis, etc. Died suddenly Feb. 4, 1857, while entering the Newsroom at Cheadle, Staffs. Buried there. (Boase, II. 135; Scott, MSS.; D.N.B.; G. Mag., 1857, I. 368.)
Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
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1815 | Ordi(ordination) | Jones, John Pike | / | priest | View |
1829 | Appt(Institution) | Jones, John Pike | Alton otherwise Alveton / | Vicar | View |
1830 | Libc | Jones, John Pike | Alveton or Alton / | Vicar | View |