The only JB in Venn/Foster who is BCL in 1750 is the future bishop of Oxford and Hereford in Foster: s James, of Hamburg, Germany, pleb. UNIVERSITY COLL. matric. 10 May 1733, aged 15; B.C.L. 1746, D.C.L. 1752, minister of Great Yarmouth 1758, prebendary of Winchester 1760, rector of Everley, Wilts. chaplain to George III, archdeacon of Surrey 1769, bishop of Oxford 1777-88, and of Hereford 1788 until his death 10 Dec 1802. See D.N.B.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1740 | Ordi(Subscription on ordination) | Butler, John | / | deacon | View |
| 1740 | Appt(Subscription on Appointment) | Butler, John | Quat / | Curate | View |
| 1742 | Ordi(Subscription on ordination) | Butler, John | / | priest | View |
| 1742 | Appt(Subscription on Appointment) | Butler, John | Pattingham / | Curate | View |
| 1748 | Subsc | Butler, John | St Mary le Strand / | Lecturer | View |
| 1750 | Appt(Appointment) | Butler, John | Ashley / | Rector | View |
| 1750 | Appt(Institution) | Butler, John | Fifield / | Rector | View |
| 1750 | Appt(Institution) | Butler, John | Ashley, Hants / | Rector | View |
| 1750 | Appt(Presentation) | Butler, John | Fifield / | Rector | View |
| 1753 | Appt(Appointment) | Butler, John | bishop of Norwich / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1754 | Appt(Licensing) | Butler, John | Great Yarmouth / | Curate | View |
| 1754 | Subsc | Butler, John | Great Yarmouth / | Curate | View |
| 1754 | Appt(Nomination) | Butler, John | Great Yarmouth / | Curate | View |
| 1754 | Appt(Licensing) | Butler, John | Great Yarmouth / | Curate | View |
| 1760 | Appt(Collation) | Butler, John | Winchester Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1763 | Vac(resignation) | Butler, John | Great Yarmouth / | Curate | View |
| 1769 | Appt(Collation) | Butler, John | Winchester Cath. / Archdeaconry of Surrey | Archdeacon | View |
| 1777 | Disp-App | Butler, John | Surrey / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1777 | Disp-App | Butler, John | Winchester Cathedral / | Prebendary | View |
| 1777 | Appt(consecration) | Butler, John | Oxford / | Bishop | View |
| 1777 | Vac(Promotion) | Butler, John | Fifield / | Rector | View |
| 1777 | Appt(confirmation of election) | Butler, John | Oxford / | Bishop | View |
| 1777 | Disp(Dispensation) | Butler, John | Oxford / | Bishop | View |
| 1782 | Vac(resignation) | Oxford (Bishop of), John | Surrey / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1782 | Appt(Resignation) | Butler, John | Surrey / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1788 | Vac(Promotion) | Butler, John | Winchester Cathedral / Prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1788 | Vac(translation) | Butler, John | Oxford / | Bishop | View |
| 1788 | Appt(confirmation of election) | Butler, John | Hereford / | Bishop | View |
| 1788 | Appt(Installation) | Butler, John | Episcopal See of Hereford / | Bishop | View |
| 1803 | Vac(Death) | Butler, John | Hereford / | Bishop | View |
| 1803 | Vac(natural death) | Butler, John | Hereford / | Bishop | View |