VENN
B.A. 1778, incorp. from Oxford; M.A. from CAIUS, 1778. S. of William, clerk, of Enford, Wilts. (for whom see D.N.B.). Matric. (New College, Oxford) Feb. 7, 1765, age 19; B.A. (Oxford) 1768; M.A. (Oxford) 1774. Head Master of Thame School, 1773-83 (when he published his father's Medallic History of Imperial Rome). Of Worminghall, Bucks., 1783-95. Chaplain to the Marquis of Tweedale. Married at Thame, by licence, Elizabeth Clerke, of Upminster, Essex, July 8, 1774. Author, The Way to the Temple of True Honour and Fame by the Paths of Heroic Virtue, exemplified; Poetical Essays on Several Questions. Died 1795. (Venn, II. 101; F. G. Lee, Thame, 487.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1768 | Ordi(ordination) | Cooke, William | / | deacon | View |
| 1768 | Appt(Appointment) | Cooke, William | George, Marquess of Tweeddale / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1770 | Appt(Appointment) | Cooke, William | George, Marquess of Tweeddale / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1771 | Ordi(ordination) | Cooke, William | / | priest | View |
| 1783 | Appt(Institution) | Cooke, William | Worminhall alias Wornall / | Vicar | View |
| 1795 | Vac(Death) | Cooke, William | Worminghall / | Vicar | View |