Person: Thomas, John (1714 - 1716)

• Comments

  VENN: Adm. sizar at ST CATHARINE'S, Jan. 22, 1709-10. S. of -, a drayman, of All Hallows-the-Great, London. B. June 23, 1691. School, Merchant Taylors'. ' Matric. 1710; B.A. 1713-4; M.A. 1717; D.D. 1729. Incorp. at Oxford, 1728. Ord. deacon (London) May 23, 1714; priest, Feb. 26, 1715-6. Chaplain to the English factory at Hamburg. Chaplain to the King, 1733-40. R. of St Vedast, London, 1736-44. Dean of Peterborough, 1740-4. Chosen Bishop of St Asaph, 1743, but before consecration elected to Lincoln, 1744-61. Bishop of Salisbury, 1761-6. A favourite of George II on account of his knowledge of German. Author, sermons. Died July 19, 1766. Buried in Salisbury Cathedral. 'Monumental inscription.'M.I. (wrongly gives age as 85). (To be distinguished from John Thomas, D.D., successively Bishop of Peterborough, Salisbury and Winchester, 1761-81, with whom Foster confuses him.) (D.N.B.; Al. Oxon.)
  [Note error in Venn for Ordinary ordaining]
  
  SEE OXFORD DNB.
  
  Described as Cuaret of Coton when ordained deacon, May 1714.

Birth Events

• 0/0/1691 (Shrops)

  dob	Birthplace	Age at	Date	Type	Full Record
  0/0/1691	Shrops	0	22/5/1714	Ord	View
  0/0/1691	Shropshire	0	23/5/1714	Ord	View

Education Events

• BA : Cambridge / St Catharine's Hall

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Ord	Thomas, Johannes	22/05/1714	BA	Cambridge	View
  Sub	Thomas, Johannes	22/05/1714	BA	Cambridge	View
  Ord	Thomas, Joannes	23/05/1714	BA	Cambridge	View
  Ord	Thomas, Johannes	26/02/1716	BA	Cambridge	View

Ordination Events

• deacon : 23/05/1714 (Moore, John/Ely 1707-1714)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Ord	Thomas, Johannes	22/05/1714	deacon	ordination	View
  Sub	Thomas, Johannes	22/05/1714	deacon	Ordination	View
  Ord	Thomas, Joannes	23/05/1714	deacon	ordination	View

• priest : 26/02/1716 (Robinson, John/London 1714-1723)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Ord	Thomas, Johannes	26/02/1716	priest	ordination	View