VENN: Adm. sizar (age 17) at TRINITY, July 19, 1810. S. of James (1783), clerk. B. at Halifax, Yorks. School, Halifax (Mr Knight). ' Matric. Michs. 1811; Scholar, 1814; Hulsean Prize, 1813; Norrisian Prize, 1814, 1816, 1817 and 1818; Members' Prize (2nd), 1817; B.A. 1815; M.A. 1818; B.D. 1855. Ord. deacon (Ely) Mar. 23, 1817; priest (London, Litt. dim. from Ely) Dec. 21, 1817; C. of Lolworth and Boxworth, Cambs., 1817. Hulsean Lecturer, 1823 (Deputy, 1821). Chaplain of Trinity, 1819. Select Preacher, 1819-20. Awarded the Bishop of St David's premium of £10 for the best ‘Essay on the Evidence that St Peter never was at Rome, digested from the writings of Salmasius, Spanheim and others,’ 1815. V. of Huddersfield, 1823-40. C. of St Mary's, whittlesey, Cambs., 1844-54. R. of St Margaret's, Canterbury, 1859-63. Lived latterly at Huddersfield, where he died Apr. 18, 1867, aged 74. Author, theological. Father of John F. (1849). (G. Mag., 1867, II. 258; Foster, Index Eccles.; G. C. Moore-Smith; E.H. Vigers; Cant. Act Bk.; Crockford.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1817 | Appt(Licensing) | Franks, James Clarke | Lolworth / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1817 | Appt(Licensing) | Franks, James Clarke | Boxworth / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1817 | Ordi(ordination) | Franks, James Clark | / | deacon | View |
| 1817 | Appt(Licensing) | Franks, James Clarke | Lolworth / | Curate | View |
| 1817 | Appt(Licensing) | Franks, James Clarke | Boxworth / | Curate | View |
| 1817 | Ordi(ordination) | Franks, James Clarke | / | priest | View |
| 1823 | Appt(Institution) | Franks, James Clarke | Huddersfield / | Vicar | View |