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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. ) |