VENN: Adm. at KING'S, a scholar from Eton, 1680. B. in London, 1663. ' Matric. 1681; B.A. 1685-6; M.A. 1689; B.D. 1702; D.D. 1707. Fellow, 1684. Taxor, 1697. Ord. deacon (London) Sept. 20, 1685. Chaplain to Chelsea College. R. of Bexwell, Norfolk, 1707-8. Archdeacon of Norfolk, 1708. Preb. of Ely, 1709. R. of Bluntisham, Hunts., 1709-14. R. of Newton, Isle of Ely, 1714-6. Preb. of Westminster, 1715. Sub-almoner to the King, 1716. V. of Christ Church, Newgate St, 1718. Preb. and Dean of Lincoln, 1721. Died Mar. 28, 1722. Buried in Westminster Abbey. Father of Charles (1730). (D.N.B.; Harwood, 266.)
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| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1685 | Ordi(ordination) | Cannow, Robertus | / | deacon | View |
| 1687 | Subsc | Cannon, Robertus | / | View | |
| 1687 | Ordi(ordination) | Cannon, Robertus | / | priest | View |
| 1708 | Appt(Institution) | Cannon, Robertus | Norfolk / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1708 | Appt(Institution) | Cannon, Robertus | Beckeswell alias Bekeswell / | Rector | View |
| 1708 | Vac(resignation) | Cannon, Roberti | Bekeswell / | Rector | View |
| 1708 | Appt(Institution) | Cannon, Robertus | Bluntesham cum Ereth / | Rector | View |
| 1708 | Appt(Installation) | Cannon, Robertus | Norfolk / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1708 | Appt(Presentation) | Canon, | Norwich / archdeaconry of Norfolk | Archdeacon | View |
| 1709 | Appt(Collation) | Cannon, Robertus | Ely Cathedral / 1st prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1709 | Appt(Collation) | Cannon, Robertus | Ely Cathedral / first prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1709 | Subsc | Cannon, Robertus | Ely Cathedral / 1st prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1714 | Appt(Admission) | Cannon, Robertus | Newton, with St Mary's Chapel / | Rector | View |
| 1714 | Appt(Collation) | Cannon, Robertus | Newton, with St Marys Chapel / | Rector | View |
| 1714 | Vac(cession) | Cannon, Roberti | Bluntsham with Erith Chapel / | Rector | View |
| 1714 | Subsc | Cannon, Robertus | Newton with St Mary's Chapel, March / | Rector | View |
| 1714 | Appt(Collation) | Cannon, Robertus | Newton with St Mary's Chapel, March / | Rector | View |
| 1714 | Vac(cession) | Cannon, Robertus | Bluntesham alias Bluntsham / | Rector | View |
| 1716 | Vac(resignation) | Cannon, Robertus | Newton, with St Mary's Chapel, March / | Rector | View |
| 1716 | Appt(Resignation) | Cannon, Robertus | Newton / | Rector | View |
| 1718 | Appt(Institution) | Cannon, Robertus | Christchurch / | Vicar | View |
| 1718 | Subsc | Cannon, Robertus | Christchurch with the rectory of St Leonard Foster / | Vicar | View |
| 1721 | Appt(Institution) | Cannon, Robertus | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Welton | Prebendary | View |
| 1721 | Appt(Institution) | Cannon, Robertus | Lincoln Cathedral / | Dean | View |
| 1721 | Vac(resignation) | Cannon, Roberti | Norfolk / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1721 | Appt(Appointment) | Cannon, Robert | Lincoln / deanery | Dean | View |
| 1722 | Vac(Death) | Cannon, Robertus | Christchurch and St Leonard Foster Lane / | Vicar | View |
| 1722 | Vac(Death) | Cannon, Roberti | Ely Cathedral / 1st prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1722 | Vac(Death) | Cannon, Robertus | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Welton Painshall | Prebendary | View |
| 1722 | Vac(Death) | Cannon, Roberti | Southmeer / | Rector | View |
| 1722 | Vac(Death) | Cannon, Robertus | Lincoln Cathedral / | Dean | View |
| 1722 | Vac(Death) | Cannon, Robertus | Lincoln Cathedral / | Dean | View |
| 1723 | Vac(Death) | Canon, Robertus | Lincoln Cathedral / | Dean | View |