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| Thomas SHERLOCK Adm. pens. at ST CATHARINE'S, 11 Jan., 1693/4. S. of William (1657), Dean of St Paul's [ London ]. B. 1678, in London . School, Eton [ Buckinghamshire ]. Matric. 1695 ; B.A. 1697/8 ; M.A. 1701 ; D.D. 1714 . Fellow, 1698 . Master, 1714-9 . Vice-Chancellor, 1714-5 . Adm. at the Middle Temple, 18 Nov., 1695. R. of Therfield, Hertfordshire , 1701-34 . Master of the Temple [ London ], 1705-53 . Preb. of St Paul's [ London ], 1713-31 . Dean of Chichester [ Sussex ], 1715-27 . Preb. of Norwich [ Norfolk ], 1719 . Bishop of Bangor [ Caernarvonshire ], 1728-34 ; of Salisbury [ Wiltshire ], 1734-48 ; of London , 1748-61 . Lord Chancellor, 1743-8 . Dean of the Chapel Royal [ London ], 1748-61 . F.R.S., 1749 . Took part in the Bangorian controversy. Supported Walpole in the House of Lords. Author, controversial. Died 18 Jul., 1761; buried at Fulham [ Middlesex ]. Will, P.C.C. Left his library to Cambridge [ Cambridgeshire ]. His portrait, and that of Benjamin Hoadley, hang together in the Hall of St Catharine's. ( D.N.B. ; Clutterbuck, III. 590.) | Thomas SHERLOCK Approx. lifespan: 1678–1761 Adm. pens. at St Catharine's College 1693/4:01:11 s. of William SHERLOCK (1657) Dean of St Paul's, [ London ] b. 1678 in London Sch: Eton Matric. 1695 B.A. 1697/8 M.A. 1701 D.D. 1714 Fellow 1698 Master 1714-19 Vice-Chancellor 1714-15 Adm. at the Middle Temple 1695:11:18 R. of Therfield, Hertfordshire 1701-34 Master of the Temple, [ London ] 1705-53 Preb. of St Paul's, [ London ] 1713-31 Dean of Chichester, [ Sussex ] 1715-27 Preb. of Norwich, [ Norfolk ] 1719 Bishop of Bangor, [ Caernarvonshire ] 1728-34 ; of Salisbury, [ Wiltshire ] 1734-48 ; of London 1748-61 Lord Chancellor 1743-48 Dean of the Chapel Royal, [ London ] 1748-61 F.R.S. 1749 Took part in the Bangorian controversy. Supported Walpole in the House of Lords. Author, controversial. d. 1761:07:18 ; buried at Fulham, [ Middlesex ] Will, P.C.C. Left his library to Cambridge, [ Cambridgeshire ] His portrait, and that of Benjamin Hoadley, hang together in the Hall of St Catharine's College . ( D.N.B. ; Clutterbuck III. 590.) |