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Prob VENN
M.A. from ST CATHARINE'S, 1695 . S. of Sir John (1659), of Bocking, Essex , Bart. B. 12 Sep., 1671. School, Merchant Taylors' [ London ]. Matric. from St John's, Oxford, 01 Jul., 1687, age 15. Migrated to St Catharine's, 1689 . D.D. 1696 ( Lit. Reg. ). Master of St Catharine's, 1697-1714 .
Vice-Chancellor, 1698-9 . Succeeded as Bart., 1690 . Chaplain to William III, 1697 ; and to Queen Anne. Preb. of Worcester [ Worcestershire ], 1698-1708 . R. and Dean of Bocking, Essex , 1699 . Bishop of Chester [ Cheshire ], 1708-14 . Archbishop of York [ Yorkshire ], 1714-24 .
Married Frances, dau. of Sir Thomas d'Arcy, of Braxted Lodge [ Essex ], Knt. Died 30 Apr., 1724; buried in St Catharine's Chapel. M.I. there.
Father of Darcy (1720), brother of Robert (1686). ( Al. Oxon. ; D.N.B. )