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Foster: Thomas, John, s. Stremer, of Lambeth, Surrey, gent. Christ Church, matric. 28 Mar 1713, aged 16, BA 1716, MA 1719; fellow All Souls' Coll. 1720, BD 1727, DD 1731; born at St Anne's,Westminster, 6 Aug 1696, educated at the Charterhouse school, lecturer of St Anne's Westminster 1729, prebendary of St Paul's 1731, canon residentiary 1742, rector of St Benet, and of St Peter, Paul's Wharf, 1733-57, chaplain in ordinary 1742, dean 1740 and bishop of Peterborough 1747-57, of Salisbury 1757-61, and of Winchester 1761, until his death 1 May 1781, preceptor of the Prince of Wales 1752, clerk of the closet 1757, and prelate of the most noble order of the garter. See Rawl. v. 387, vi. 55, xix. 125.