In Venn: Adm. pens. (age 17) at EMMANUEL, Jan. 31, 1756. S. of Stephen, Esq. [Governor of Bombay]. B. at Bombay. School, Harrow. ' Matric. Easter, 1756; Scholar, 1756; B.A. 1760; M.A. 1763; D.D. 1778. Fellow, 1760. R. of Wateringbury, Kent, 1769-70. V. of Shorne, 1770-6. Archdeacon of Rochester, 1767-1827. Minister of Chatham, 1784-1827. R. of Westmill, Herts., 1771-1827. R. of Gt Easton, Essex, 1776-1827. Gave 20 guineas towards rebuilding at Emmanuel, after the fire, 1811. Author, Charges delivered to the Clergy; Sermon in St Paul's, 1797. Married Mary, dau. of Lucien Charles, 7th Viscount Falkland, and had issue. Died Feb. 5, 1827, at Rochester. M.I. in the Cathedral. Father of Henry (1799; CCE1962). (Harrow Sch. Reg.; Shindler, Register of Rochester; Cant. Act Bk.; Clerical Guide, 1822; G. Mag., 1827, I. 282; Burke, P. and B.; C. R. Hudleston.)
MI from burial in cathedral in Fielding (1910): Juxta conduntor reliquae Joannis Law STP hujus Diocecis oropre LX annos Archidiaconi et ecclesiase de Chatham XL amplius Vicarii qui Christiani sacerdotis munus doctrina humanitate moribus adeo ornavit adeo bonos omnes summa sibi benevolentia devinxit ut neminem aut viventem plus dilexerint aut mortuum majore desiderio prequantur; objit annos salutis MDCCCXXVII aetatis LXXXVIII.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1763 | Appt(Appointment) | Law, John | William, Lord Wycombe, Baron of Chepping Wycombe / | Chaplain | View |
| 1763 | Ordi(ordination) | Law, John | / | priest | View |
| 1763 | Ordi(ordination) | Law, John | / | deacon | View |
| 1767 | Appt(Installation) | Law, John | Rochester Cathedral / Archdeaconry of Rochester | Archdeacon | View |
| 1767 | Appt(Institution) | Law, John | Diocese of Rochester / Archdeacon of Rochester | Archdeacon | View |
| 1767 | Appt(Institution) | Law, John | Rochester Cathedral / prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1767 | Appt(Institution) | Law, John | Little Parndon / | Rector | View |
| 1769 | Vac(cession) | Law, John | Passent / | Rector | View |
| 1769 | Appt(Presentation) | Law, John | Wateringbury / | Vicar | View |
| 1769 | Appt(Institution) | Law, John | Wateringbury / | Vicar | View |
| 1770 | Appt(Institution) | Law, John | Shorne / | Vicar | View |
| 1770 | Appt(Resignation) | Law, unknown | Wateringbury / | Vicar | View |
| 1770 | Vac(resignation) | Law, John | Wateringbury / | Vicar | View |
| 1770 | Appt(Presentation) | Law, John | Shorne / | Vicar | View |
| 1771 | Disp(Dispensation) | Law, John | Westmill / | Rector | View |
| 1771 | Disp-App | Law, John | Shorne / | Vicar | View |
| 1771 | Disp-App | Law, John | William Earl of Shilburne & Baron Wycombe / | Chaplain | View |
| 1771 | Appt(Institution) | Law, John | Westmill / | Rector | View |
| 1772 | Vac(cession) | Law, John | Little Parringdon / | Rector | View |
| 1776 | Libc | Law, John | Shorne / | Vicar | View |
| 1776 | Vac(cession) | Law, John | Shorne / | Vicar | View |
| 1776 | Disp-App | Law, John | Westmill / | Rector | View |
| 1776 | Appt(Institution) | Law, John | Much Easton / | Rector | View |
| 1776 | Disp(Dispensation) | Law, John | Much Easton / | Rector | View |
| 1777 | Vac(cession) | Law, John | Shorne / | Vicar | View |
| 1784 | Appt(Nomination) | Law, John | Chatham / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1784 | Appt(Licensing) | Law, John | Chatham / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1796 | Libc | Law, John | Chatham / | Curate | View |
| 1800 | Libc | Law, John | Chatham / | Curate | View |
| 1827 | Vac(Death) | Law, John | Rochester Cathedral / Archdeaconry of Rochester | Archdeacon | View |
| 1827 | Vac(Death) | Law, John | Chatham / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1827 | Vac(Death) | Law, John | Chatham / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1827 | Vac(Death) | Law, John | Rochester Cathedral / Prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1827 | Vac(Death) | Law, John | Rochester Diocese / Archdeaconry of Rochester | Archdeacon | View |
| 1827 | Vac(Death) | Law, John | Archdeaconry of Rochester / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1827 | Vac(natural death) | Law, John | Great Eystonalias Great Easton alias Much Easton / | Rector | View |
| 1827 | Vac(Death) | Law, John | Chatham / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1827 | Vac(Death) | Law, John | Westmill / | Rector | View |