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Adm. sizar at JESUS, June 12, 1783. S. of Thomas (1750), clerk [of Castletown, Isle of Man]. Scholar, 1783; matric. Easter, 1784; B.A. (7th Wrangler) 1787; M.A. 1790. Fellow, 1789-1810. Proctor, 1803. Ord. priest (Ely) May 31, 1795; V. of St Clement's, Cambridge, 1795-1835. V. of All Saints', Cambridge, 1798-1808. R. of Cavendish, Suffolk, 1808-60. Married Miss Griggs, of Pentlow, Essex, May 7, 1810. For some account of his eccentric character, and his trip to Paris, see Gunning, Reminiscences, II. 136. Author, Pamphlets. A collector of cuttings relating to Cavendish parish. Died May 19, 1860, aged 94, at Cavendish. Father of the next. (A. Gray; G. Mag.)