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Adm. sizar (age 17) at SIDNEY, July 20, 1756. Eldest s. of the Rev. John (1726). B. Dec. 27, 1737, at Bozeat, Northants. School, Oakham (Mr Powel). ' Matric. Michs. 1756; B.A. 1761; M.A. 1764; Seatonian prize, 1764; B.D. 1771; D.D. 1797. Fellow, 1763. Spent an evening with Dr Johnson, on the latter's visit to Cambridge in 1765. Accompanied Sir Robert Gunning, as Chaplain and Secretary, to the British Embassy at Copenhagen, and was present at the palace revolution, 1772. V. of Peasmarsh, Sussex, 1785-1832. Tutor to the Beckford family, 1799. Preb. of Chichester, 1804-32. Chaplain to the Duke of Hamilton. Married (1) a daughter of John Newling, alderman of Cambridge (died 1788); (2) May 25, 1788, a daughter of Dr Hinckley, of St Mary Aldermanbury, London. Well known as a poet. Author, Letters on a Tour through various parts of Scotland, 1792; Poems; Sermons and translations from French and Italian. Died Oct. 18, 1832, at Peasmarsh. (D.N.B.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1761 | Ordi(ordination) | Lottice, John | / | deacon | View |
| 1764 | Ordi(ordination) | Lettice, John | / | priest | View |
| 1795 | Libc | Lettice, John | Peasmarsh / | Vicar | View |
| 1804 | Appt(collation) | Lettice, John | Chichester Cathedral / Prebend of Seaford | Prebendary | View |
| 1805 | Libc | Lettice, John | Peasmarsh / | Vicar | View |
| 1810 | Appt(Appointment) | Lettice, John | Alexander, Lord Dutton, styled Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1815 | Libc | Lettice, John | Peasmarsh / | Vicar | View |
| 1832 | Vac(natural death) | Lettice, John | Peasemarsh / | Vicar | View |
| 1832 | Vac(natural death) | Lettice, John | Chichester Cathedral / Prebend of Seaford | Prebendary | View |