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VENN: Adm. at KING'S, a scholar from Eton, Dec. 10, 1816. S. of Thomas. B. Dec. 11, 1797, in London. ' Matric. Lent, 1817; B.A. 1821; M.A. 1839. Fellow, 1819-44. Ord. deacon (Ely) Apr. 15, 1821; priest (Ely, Litt. dim. from Bath and Wells) Mar. 31, 1822. Chaplain in the East India Co.'s service, at Black Town, Madras, 1824-8; at Penang, 1828-30; at Fort St George, 1830-9. Returned to King's and was Bursar there, 1840-4. R. of Stower Provost with Todbere, Dorset, 1844-57. Died at Stower Provost, Dec. 25, 1857. 'Monumental inscription.He helped in all good causes with unsparing zeal. (Eton Sch. Lists give R. of Stower Provost, 1844-58, and date of death as 1858.) (Hutchins, IV. 514; F. Penny.)