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William WARBURTON
M.A. 1728 (on the King's visit).
2nd s. of George, town clerk of Newark, Nottinghamshire . B. there, 24 Dec., 1698.
Schools, Newark [ Nottinghamshire ] and Oakham [ Rutland ].
D.D. (Lambeth) 1754 .
Articled to an attorney at East Markham, Nottinghamshire , 1714-9 .
Ord. deacon (York) 12 Dec., 1723; priest (London) 26 Feb., 1726.
R. of Newton Blossomville, Buckinghamshire , 1726-30 .
V. of Greasely, Nottinghamshire , 1727-8 .
R. of Brant Broughton [ Lincolnshire ], 1728 .
V. of Firsby- cum -Steeping Magna, Lincolnshire , 1730-56 .
Read widely and had a large literary correspondence.
Chaplain to Frederick, Prince of Wales, 1738, and to the King, 1754 .
Preacher at Lincoln's Inn [ London ], 1746 .
Preb. of Gloucester [ Gloucestershire ], 1753-5 .
Preb. of Durham [ Co. Durham ], 1755-79 .
Dean of Bristol [ Somerset ], 1757 .
Bishop of Gloucester [ Gloucestershire ], 1759-79 .
Gained the friendship of Alexander Pope by publishing a defence of his Essay on Man, and made his literary executor, 1744 .
Brought out an edition of Pope's works, 1751 .
Intimate with Richard Hurd, Bishop of Worcester [ Worcestershire ].
Married Gertrude Tucker, 05 Sep., 1745.
Author, The Divine Legation of Moses, etc.
Died 07 Jun., 1779; buried in Gloucester Cathedral [ Gloucestershire ]. M.I.
( Lambeth Act Bk ; T. C. Dale; Nichols, Lit. Anec., V. 530; D.N.B. ; Rastell's Newark. )
William WARBURTON
Approx. lifespan: 1704–1779
M.A. 1728 (on the King's visit)
2nd s. of George WARBURTON town clerk of Newark, Nottinghamshire ,
b. there 1698:12:24
Schools Newark, [Nottinghamshire], and Oakham, [Rutland],
D.D. (Lambeth) 1754
Articled to an attorney at East Markham, Nottinghamshire , 1714-19
Ord. deacon (York) 1723:12:12 ; priest (London) 1726:02:26
R. of Newton Blossomville, Buckinghamshire , 1726-30
V. of Greasely, Nottinghamshire , 1727-28
R. of Brant Broughton, [Lincolnshire], 1728
V. of Firsby- cum - Steeping Magna, Lincolnshire , 1730-56
Read widely and had a large literary correspondence.
Chaplain to Frederick, Prince of Wales 1738 and to the King 1754
Preacher at Lincoln's Inn, [London], 1746
Preb. of Gloucester, [Gloucestershire], 1753-55
Preb. of Durham, [Co. Durham], 1755-79
Dean of Bristol, [Somerset], 1757
Bishop of Gloucester, [Gloucestershire], 1759-79
Gained the friendship of Alexander Pope by publishing a defence of his Essay on Man and made his literary executor 1744
Brought out an edition of Pope's works 1751
Intimate with Richard Hurd, Bishop of Worcester, [Worcestershire],
married Gertrude TUCKER 1745:09:05
Author, The Divine Legation of Moses etc.
d. 1779:06:07 ; buried in Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, [Gloucestershire],
M.I.
( Lambeth Act Bk ; T. C. Dale; Nichols, Lit. Anec. V. 530; D.N.B. ; Rastell's Newark. )

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