VENN: D.D. 1714 Incorp. from Magdalen College, Oxford). Matric. there, Aug. 28, 1689, age 15. S. of Joshua (1664), of Marlborough, Wilts., clerk. School, Winchester. B.A. (Oxford) 1693; M.A. 1696; B.D. 1707-8; D.D. 1708. Fellow of Magdalen, 1701-13. V. of Cannock, Staffs. Chaplain of St Saviour's, Southwark, 1705. Famous political preacher. Advocated the High Church and Tory cause both in sermons and pamphlets. Impeached by the House of Commons for two sermons favouring non-resistance and condemning toleration; found guilty and suspended from preaching for three years, 1710; great popular demonstration in his favour. R. of Selattyn, Salop, 1710-3. R. of St Andrew's, Holborn, 1713-24. Died at Highgate, June 5, 1724. Buried in St Andrew's, Holborn. 'Monumental inscription. Will, Prerogative Court of Canterbury. (Al. Oxon.; D.N.B.; Nichols, III. 511.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1695 | Ordi(ordination) | Sacheverell, Henricus | / | deacon | View |
| 1697 | Ordi(ordination) | Sacheverell, Henry | / | priest | View |
| 1709 | Subsc | Sacheverell, Henricus | St Saviour's Southward / | Chaplain | View |
| 1713 | Appt(Institution) | Sacheverell, Henricus | St Andrew Holborn / | Rector | View |
| 1713 | Subsc | Sacheverell, Henricus | St Andrew Holborn / | Rector | View |
| 1724 | Vac(natural death) | Sacheverell, Henricus | St Andrew Holborn / | Rector | View |