In VENN
Adm. pens. (age 18) at ST JOHN'S, June 20, 1734. S. of Thomas, clerk (Minor Canon of Westminster). B. in the parish of St James, Westminster. School, Westminster. ' Matric. 1735; B.A. 1738-9; M.A. 1742. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) Feb. 22, 1740-1; priest (London) May 24, 1741. Minor Canon of Westminster. Preacher at Queen's Square Chapel. Died May 24, 1779. Buried in Westminster Abbey. (Scott-Mayor, III. 456; Westm. Abbey Reg.)