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| Broome, William. Adm. sizar (age 19) at ST JOHN'S, July 3, 1708. S. of Randolph, husbandman. B. at Haslington, Cheshire. School, Eton. Matric. 1708; B.A. 1711-2; M.A. 1716; LL.D. 1728 ( Com. Reg. ). Ord. deacon (Norwich) Feb. 21, 1713-4; priest (Ely) Feb. 28, 1713-4. R. of Sturston, Suffolk, 1713-28. R. of Oakley Magna, Essex, 1720. V. of Eye, Suffolk, 1728-45. R. of Pulham, Norfolk, 1728-45. Chaplain to Lord Cornwallis. Married, July 22, 1726, Elizabeth Clarke, widow. Poet, but best known as the assistant of Pope in his Homer . Died at Bath Nov. 16, 1745. Buried there. Father of Charles John (1743). ( D.N.B. ) | William BROOME Approx. lifespan: 1689–1745 Adm. sizar (age 19) at St John's College 1708:07:03 s. of Randolph BROOME husbandman. b. at Haslington, Cheshire , Sch: Eton Matric. 1708 B.A. 1711/2 M.A. 1716 LL.D. 1728 ( Com. Reg. ) Ord. deacon (Norwich) 1713/4:02:21 ; priest (Ely) 1713/4:02:28 R. of Sturston, Suffolk , 1713-28 R. of Oakley Magna, Essex , 1720 V. of Eye, Suffolk , 1728-45 R. of Pulham, Norfolk , 1728-45 Chaplain to Lord Cornwallis. m. 1726:07:22 Elizabeth CLARKE widow. Poet, but best known as the assistant of Pope in his Homer Died at Bath, [Somerset], 1745:11:16 buried there. father of Charles John BROOME (1743) ( D.N.B. ) |