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| Zachariah PEARCE Adm. pens. (age 18) at TRINITY, 08 Jun., 1710. S. of Thomas, of London , distiller in Holborn [ London ]. School, Westminster [ London ]. Matric. 1710 ; Scholar, 1711 ; B.A. 1713/4 ; M.A. 1717 ; Fellow, 1716 . D.D. (Lambeth). Ord. deacon (Ely) 22 Dec., 1717; priest, 08 Jun., 1718. Chaplain to Lord Chancellor Macclesfield. R. of Stapleford Abbotts, Essex , 1719-22 . F.R.S., 1720 . R. of St Bartholomew, Royal Exchange [ London ], 1720-4 . Chaplain to the King, 1721-39 . R. of St Martin-in-the-Fields [ London ], 1724-56 . Dean of Winchester [ Hampshire ], 1739 . Bishop of Bangor [ Caernarvonshire ], 1748 . Bishop of Rochester [ Kent ], 1756-74 . Dean of Westminster [ London ], 1756-68 . Author, theological and classical. Died at Ealing, Middlesex , 29 Jun., 1774, aged 84; buried in Bromley Church [ Middlesex ]. ( D.N.B.; Al. Westmon., 253.) | Zachariah PEARCE Approx. lifespan: 1690–1774 Adm. pens. (age 18) at Trinity College 1710:06:08 s. of Thomas PEARCE of London , distiller in Holborn, [London], School Westminster, [London], Matric. 1710 Scholar 1711 B.A. 1713/4 M.A. 1717 Fellow 1716 D.D. (Lambeth) Ord. deacon (Ely) 1717:12:22 ; priest 1718:06:08 Chaplain to Lord Chancellor Macclesfield. R. of Stapleford Abbotts, Essex , 1719-22 F.R.S. 1720 R. of St Bartholomew, Royal Exchange, [London], 1720-24 Chaplain to the King 1721-39 R. of St Martin-in-the-Fields, [London], 1724-56 Dean of Winchester, [Hampshire], 1739 Bishop of Bangor, [Caernarvonshire], 1748 Bishop of Rochester, [Kent], 1756-74 Dean of Westminster, [London], 1756-68 Author, theological and classical. Died at Ealing, Middlesex , 1774:06:29 aged 84; buried in Bromley Church, [Middlesex], ( D.N.B.; Al. Westmon. 253) |