VENN: Adm. pens. at ST CATHARINE'S, Jan. 11, 1693-4. S. of William (1657), Dean of St Paul's. B. 1678, in London. School, Eton. ' Matric. 1695; B.A. 1697-8; M.A. 1701; D.D. 1714. Fellow, 1698. Master, 1714-9. Vice-Chancellor, 1714-5. Adm. at the Middle Temple, Nov. 18, 1695. R. of Therfield, Herts., 1701-34. Master of the Temple, 1705-53. Preb. of St Paul's, 1713-31. Dean of Chichester, 1715-27. Preb. of Norwich, 1719. Bishop of Bangor, 1728-34; of Salisbury, 1734-48; of London, 1748-61. Lord Chancellor, 1743-8. Dean of the Chapel Royal, 1748-61. F.R.S., 1749. Took part in the Bangorian controversy. Supported Walpole in the House of Lords. Author, controversial. Died July 18, 1761. Buried at Fulham. Will, 'Prerogative Court of Canterbury.'P.C.C. Left his library to Cambridge. His portrait, and that of Benjamin Hoadley, hang together in the Hall of St Catharine's. (D.N.B.; Clutterbuck, III. 590.)
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| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1678 | Ordi(ordination) | Sherlock, Thomas | / | priest | View |
| 1684 | Appt(Institution) | Sherlock, Thomas | Throcking / | Rector | View |
| 1684 | Appt(Licensing) | Sherlock, Thomas | Throcking / | Preacher | View |
| 1700 | Subsc | Sherlock, Thomas | / | View | |
| 1700 | Appt(Licensing) | Sherlock, Thomas | Therfield / | Deacon | View |
| 1701 | Subsc | Sherlock, Thomas | / | View | |
| 1702 | Appt(Institution) | Sherlock, Thomas | Therfield / | Rector | View |
| 1702 | Appt(Licensing) | Sherlock, Thomas | Diocese of Lincoln / | Preacher | View |
| 1713 | Subsc | Sherlock, Thomas | St Pauls Cathedral / Prebend of Wildland | Prebendary | View |
| 1713 | Appt(collation) | Sherlock, Thomas | St Paul's Cathedral / prebend of Wildlock | Prebendary | View |
| 1719 | Vac(resignation) | Sherlock, Thomas | Norwich Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1719 | Subsc | Sherlock, Thomas | of the Cathedral Church, Norwich / | Prebendary | View |
| 1719 | Appt(Installation) | Sherlock, Thomas | Norwich Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1731 | Vac(Promotion) | Sherlock, Thomas | St Paul's Cathedral / prebend of Wyldeland | Prebendary | View |
| 1734 | Vac(Promotion) | Bangor, Thomas | Therfield / | Rector | View |
| 1761 | Vac(Death) | Sherlock, Thomas | London / | Bishop | View |