VENN: Adm. at KING'S, a scholar from Eton, 1675. S. of Captain Geoffrey, of Hesketh, Lancs. B. in the Tower of London. ' Matric. Michs. 1675; B.A. 1679-80; M.A. 1683; D.D. 1705 (Comitia Regia. Certain gatherings of the Senate of the University at which royal personages were present and degrees specially conferred.'Com. Reg.). Fellow, 1678. Fellow of Eton College, 1691. Lecturer of St Dunstan-in-the-West, London, 1689. Chaplain to King William. R. of St Augustine, London, 1689-1706. Canon of Windsor, 1702. R. of Wexham, Bucks., 1705-23. Bishop of St Asaph, 1708. Bishop of Ely, 1714-23. A zealous Whig. Author, theological. Died at Tottenham, Middlesex, Aug. 4, 1723, aged 67. Buried in Ely Cathedral. (Hist. of King's, 161; D.N.B.).
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| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 | Appt(collation) | Fleetwood, Willimus | St Augustin ad portam and St Faith Virgin / | Rector | View |
| 1689 | Appt(Collation) | Fleetwood, Willimus | St Augustin ad portam and St Faith Virgin / | Rector | View |
| 1706 | Appt(Institution) | Fleetwood, Gulielmus | Wexham / | Rector | View |
| 1706 | Vac(cession) | Fleetwood, Gulielmus | St Augustini ad Portam and St Faith Virgin / | Rector | View |
| 1706 | Vac(cession) | Fleetwood, Gulielmus | St Augustini ad Portam and St Faith Virgin / | Rector | View |
| 1708 | Vac(Promotion) | Fleetwood, Gulielmus | Wexham / | Rector | View |
| 1723 | Vac(Death) | Fleetwood, Gulielmus | Ely / | Bishop | View |
| 1723 | Appt(Institution) | Fleetwood, William | Ely / | Bishop | View |