Person: Butler, John (1740 - 1803)

• Comments

  The only JB in Venn/Foster who is BCL in 1750 is the future bishop of Oxford and Hereford in Foster: s James, of Hamburg, Germany, pleb. UNIVERSITY COLL. matric. 10 May 1733, aged 15; B.C.L. 1746, D.C.L. 1752, minister of Great Yarmouth 1758, prebendary of Winchester 1760, rector of Everley, Wilts. chaplain to George III, archdeacon of Surrey 1769, bishop of Oxford 1777-88, and of Hereford 1788 until his death 10 Dec 1802. See D.N.B.

Education Events

• LLB

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Sub	Butler, John	18/01/1748	LLB		View
  Appt	Butler, John	08/02/1750	LLB		View
  Appt	Butler, John	16/02/1750	LLB		View
  Appt	Butler, John	07/06/1750	LLB		View
  Appt	Butler, John	15/08/1750	LLB		View
  Appt	Butler, John	05/03/1753	LLB		View

• DCL

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Appt	Butler, John	17/06/1760	DCL		View

• LLD

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Appt	Butler, John	28/12/1754	LLD		View
  Appt	Butler, John	28/12/1754	LLD		View
  Sub	Butler, John	28/12/1754	LLD		View
  Appt	Butler, John	13/11/1769	LLD		View
  Disp	Butler, John	16/05/1777	LLD		View
  Appt	Butler, John	24/05/1777	LLD		View
  Appt	Butler, John	25/05/1777	LLD		View
  Appt	Butler, John	28/02/1788	LLD		View

Ordination Events

• deacon : 20/09/1740 (Smalbroke, Richard/Coventry & Lichfield 1731-1749)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Ord	Butler, John	20/09/1740	deacon	Subscription on ordination	View

• priest : 19/09/1742 (Smalbroke, Richard/Coventry & Lichfield 1731-1749)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Ord	Butler, John	19/09/1742	priest	Subscription on ordination	View

Appointment Events

• Curate : Quatt (22/09/1740 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Butler, John	22/09/1740	Curate	Subscription on Appointment	Quat/	View

• Curate : Pattingham (20/09/1742 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Butler, John	20/09/1742	Curate	Subscription on Appointment	Pattingham/	View

• Lecturer : St Mary le Strand (18/01/1748 - 25/01/1755 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Sub	Butler, John	18/01/1748	Lecturer		St Mary le Strand/	View
  Sub	Stainsby, Richard	25/01/1755	Lecturer		St Mary le Strand/	View

• Rector : Ashley (16/02/1750 - 03/06/1777 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Butler, John	08/02/1750	Rector	Institution	Ashley, Hants/	View
  Appt	Butler, John	16/02/1750	Rector	Appointment	Ashley/	View
  Appt	Speed, John	03/06/1777	Rector	Admission	Ashley/	View

• Rector : Fyfield (07/06/1750 - 27/03/1762 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Butler, John	07/06/1750	Rector	Presentation	Fifield/	View
  Appt	White, Henry	27/03/1762	Rector	Admission	Fyfield/	View

• Rector : Fifield Bavant (15/08/1750 - 03/06/1777 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Butler, John	15/08/1750	Rector	Institution	Fifield/	View
  Vac	Butler, John	03/06/1777	Rector	Promotion	Fifield/	View

• domestic chaplain : Hayter, Thomas (1702-1762), bishop of Norwich and London (05/03/1753 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Butler, John	05/03/1753	domestic chaplain	Appointment	bishop of Norwich/	View

• Curate : Great Yarmouth (28/12/1754 - 08/02/1763 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Butler, John	03/12/1754	Curate	Nomination	Great Yarmouth/	View
  Appt	Butler, John	28/12/1754	Curate	Licensing	Great Yarmouth/	View
  Appt	Butler, John	28/12/1754	Curate	Licensing	Great Yarmouth/	View
  Sub	Butler, John	28/12/1754	Curate		Great Yarmouth/	View
  Vac	Butler, John	08/02/1763	Curate	resignation	Great Yarmouth/	View

• Prebendary : Winchester cathedral, Canonry of the 10th prebend (17/06/1760 - 25/04/1788 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Butler, John	17/06/1760	Prebendary	Collation	Winchester Cathedral/	View
  Vac	Butler, John	25/04/1788	Prebendary	Promotion	Winchester Cathedral/Prebend	View

• Archdeacon : Archdeacon of Surrey (13/11/1769 - 01/04/1782 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Butler, John	13/11/1769	Archdeacon	Collation	Winchester Cath./Archdeaconry of Surrey	View
  Appt	Butler, John	01/04/1782	Archdeacon	Resignation	Surrey/	View
  Vac	Oxford (Bishop of), John	02/04/1782	Archdeacon	resignation	Surrey/	View

• Bishop : Bishop of Hereford (05/03/1788 - 20/01/1803 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Butler, John	28/02/1788	Bishop	confirmation of election	Hereford/	View
  Appt	Butler, John	05/03/1788	Bishop	Installation	Episcopal See of Hereford/	View
  Vac	Butler, John	08/01/1803	Bishop	Death	Hereford/	View
  Vac	Butler, John	20/01/1803	Bishop	natural death	Hereford/	View

• Bishop : Bishop of Oxford (15/04/1788 - 15/04/1788 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Butler, John	24/05/1777	Bishop	confirmation of election	Oxford/	View
  Appt	Butler, John	25/05/1777	Bishop	consecration	Oxford/	View
  Vac	Butler, John	15/04/1788	Bishop	translation	Oxford/	View

Death Events

• Death (08/01/1803)

  Name	Date	Cause	Type	Full Record
  Butler, John	08/01/1803	Death	Vac	View
  Butler, John	20/01/1803	natural death	Vac	View