In VENN
Adm. pens. (age 17) at TRINITY, June 9, 1757. [5th] s. of Giles [packer and Portugal merchant], of London (and Sarah, dau. of Francis Holloway). [B. Nov. 2, 1739.] School, Westminster. ' Matric. Lent, 1758; Scholar; B.A. 1761; M.A. 1764; D.D. 1776. Fellow, 1763. Ord. deacon (Norwich, Litt. dim. from Rochester), Dec. 19, 1762; priest (London), Sept. 22, 1765. Usher at Westminster School, 1762-71; Under-Master, 1771-88; Head Master, 1788-1802. Chaplain to King George III, 1771. V. of Longdon, Worcs., 1778. R. of All Hallows-the-Great (and the-Less) London, 1778-1803. Sub-Almoner to the King, 1784. President of Sion College, 1798. Preb. of Westminster, 1801; Dean, 1802-15. Obtained an annual grant from Parliament for the restoration of Henry VII's Chapel. Dean of the Order of the Bath. R. of St John's, Westminster, 1803-7. R. of Islip, Oxon., 1807-15. Prolocutor of the Lower House of Convocation, 1802, 1806 and 1807. ;One of the soundest scholars of his day and resembled Busby in his love for the rod.; Married, 1771, Hannah, 4th dau. of George Wyatt, of Westminster, and had issue. Author, Defence of Public Education, and works on ancient geography, etc. Died Dec. 21, 1815; buried in Westminster Abbey. (Record of Old Westminsters; Misc. Gen. et Her., N.S. 2; D.N.B.; G. Mag., 1816, I. 83.)
Father of William St Andrew [CCE2535]?
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1762 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Vincent, William | / | deacon | View |
| 1762 | Ordi(ordination) | Vincent, William | / | deacon | View |
| 1765 | Ordi(ordination) | Vincent, William | / | priest | View |
| 1778 | Appt(Institution) | Vincent, William | Longdon / Chapels of Catlemorton and Chacely annexed | Vicar | View |
| 1778 | Appt(Presentation) | Vincent, William | Allhallows the Great with Allhallows the Less ann. / | Rector | View |
| 1778 | Appt(Institution) | Vincent, William | Allhallows the Great with Allhallows the Less anne / | Rector | View |
| 1779 | Vac(cession) | Vincent, William | Longdon / Chapels of Castlemorton and Chaceley | Vicar | View |
| 1803 | Vac(resignation) | Vincent, William | Alhallows the Great with all Hallows the Less / | Rector | View |
| 1803 | Appt(Resignation) | Vincent, Rev.Dr | Alhallows the Great with Alhallows the Less / | Rector | View |
| 1807 | Appt(Institution) | Vincent, William | Islip / | View | |
| 1816 | Vac(Death) | Vincent, William | Islip / | Rector | View |