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Adm. sizar (age 17) at ST JOHN'S, Apr. 29, 1725. S. of William (1694), clerk, of Salop. B. at Donington. School, Trentham, Staffs. Matric. 1725; B.A. 1728-9; M.A. 1732; B.D. 1740; D.D. 1749. Fellow, 1732-56. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) 1731; priest (Rochester) Dec. 18, 1737. R. of Thornhaugh, Northants., 1741. R. of Dry Drayton, Cambs., 1753-5. R. of Layham, Suffolk, 1754-6. R. of St Paul's, Covent Garden, 1755. Chaplain to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1757. Bishop of Kilmore, 1757. Archbishop of Dublin, 1772-8. Died Dec. 10, 1778. Buried at St Patrick's. (Scott-Mayor, III. 383; D.N.B.)
SEE DNB; Longden, Northants. Clergy, III, 277-279.
He was the second son of William Cradock, MA, (CCEd ID 42924) and brother of Thomas (CCEd ID 10383).
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1731 | Ordi(ordination) | Cradock, Johannes | / | deacon | View |
| 1737 | Ordi(ordination) | Cradock, John | / | priest | View |
| 1738 | Subsc | Cradock, John | Wolverhampton Collegiate Church / Knivaston/Kinvaston | Prebendary | View |
| 1738 | Subsc | Cradock, John | Wolverhampton Collegiate Church / Sacrist | Sacrist | View |
| 1753 | Appt(Institution) | Cradock, John | Dry Drayton / | Rector | View |
| 1755 | Vac(resignation) | Cradock, John | Dry Drayton / | Rector | View |
| 1755 | Appt(Resignation) | Cradock, John | Dry Drayton / | Rector | View |
| 1755 | Appt(Institution) | Cradock, John | St Paul, Covent Garden / | Rector | View |
| 1755 | Subsc | Cradocke, John | St Paul Covent Garden / | Rector | View |
| 1758 | Vac(resignation) | Cradock, John | St Paul, Covent Garden / | Rector | View |