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| Thomas WATSON Adm. sizar (age 18) at ST JOHN'S, 25 May, 1655. S. of John, seaman, of Hull [ East Riding of Yorkshire ]. B. there, 01 Mar., 1636/7. School, Hull [ East Riding of Yorkshire ] (Mr Shaw). Matric. 1655 ; B.A. 1658/9 ; M.A. 1662 ; B.D. 1669 ; D.D. 1675 . Fellow, 1669 . Ord. deacon and priest (Ely) 22 Dec., 1667. R. of Borough Green, Cambridgeshire , 1672 . Bishop of St David's [ Pembrokeshire ], 1687-99 ; deprived on the charge of simony, but probably also for his Jacobite opinions. Retired to Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire , lord of the manor. Benefactor to St John's. Founded a Hospital at Hull [ East Riding of Yorkshire ]. Died 03 Jun., 1717; buried at Wilbraham [ Cambridgeshire ] by night. ( Scott-Mayor ; D.N.B. ; H. P. Stokes.) | Thomas WATSON Approx. lifespan: 1636–1717 Adm. sizar (age 18) at St John's College 1655:05:25 s. of John WATSON seaman of Hull, [ East Riding of Yorkshire ] b. there 1636/7:03:01 School Hull, [ East Riding of Yorkshire ] ( Mr – SHAW ). Matric. 1655 B.A. 1658/9 M.A. 1662 B.D. 1669 D.D. 1675 Fellow 1669 Ord. deacon and priest (Ely) 1667:12:22 R. of Borough Green, Cambridgeshire 1672 Bishop of St David's, [ Pembrokeshire ] 1687-99 ; deprived on the charge of simony, but probably also for his Jacobite opinions. Retired to Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire lord of the manor. Benefactor to St John's College . Founded a Hospital at Hull, [ East Riding of Yorkshire ] d. 1717:06:03 ; buried at Wilbraham, [ Cambridgeshire ] by night. ( Scott-Mayor ; D.N.B. ; H. P. Stokes.) |