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Adm. sizar (age 17) at ST JOHN'S, June 7, 1721. S. of John, barber-surgeon, of Shrewsbury, and grandson of John (1658-9). B. there, June 22, 1704. School, Shrewsbury (Mr Lloyd). ' Matric. 1721; B.A. 1724-5; M.A. 1728; LL.D. 1741. Fellow, 1726-52. Incorp. at Oxford. 1731. University librarian, 1732-4. Registrary, 1734-51. Adm. advocate in Doctors' Commons, 1741; advocate in the Court of Arches, 1741. Chancellor of the diocese of Lincoln, 1744-66. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) Sept. 20; priest, Sept. 21, 1747. R. of Lawford, Essex, 1751-66. Archdeacon of Buckingham, 1753-66. Preb. and canon residentiary of St Paul's, 1757-66. F.S.A., 1759; Director of the Society, 1769-66. Classical scholar. Edited Demosthenes, etc. Died Apr. 4, 1766, aged 63. Buried in St Paul's Cathedral. Will, P.C.C. Benefactor to St John's and to Shrewsbury School. (D.N.B.; Scott-Mayor, III. 339; G. W. Fisher, 179 and 208.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1744 | Appt(Admission) | Taylor, John | Lincoln / | commissary | View |
| 1744 | Appt(Admission) | Taylor, John | Diocese of Lincoln / | vicar general and official principal | View |
| 1747 | Ordi(ordination) | Taylor, John | / | priest | View |
| 1747 | Ordi(ordination) | Taylor, John | / | deacon | View |
| 1750 | Appt(Collation) | Taylor, John | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Cesbury | Prebendary | View |
| 1751 | Subsc | Taylor, John | Lawford / | Rector | View |
| 1751 | Appt(Institution) | Taylor, John | Lawford / | Rector | View |
| 1753 | Appt(Collation) | Taylor, John | Lincoln Cathedral / Archdeaconry of Buckingham | Archdeacon | View |
| 1757 | Appt(Institution) | Taylor, John | St Paul's Cathedral / prebend of Ealdland | Prebendary | View |
| 1757 | Subsc | Taylor, John | St Pauls Cathedral / Prebend of Ealdland | Prebendary | View |
| 1766 | Vac(Death) | Taylor, John | Lincoln Cathedral / Bucks | Archdeacon | View |
| 1766 | Vac(Death) | Taylor, John | Lawford / | Rector | View |
| 1766 | Vac(Death) | Taylor, John | St Paul's Cathedral / prebend of Ealdland | Prebendary | View |