James Stillingfleet (priest, born 1674)

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James Stillingfleet (1674–1746)[1] was the Dean of Worcester from 1726 until his death in 1746.

He was the son of Edward Stillingfleet, Bishop of Worcester from 1689 to 1699.[2] Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, he was Rector of Hartlebury[3] and became a canon of Worcester in 1698.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Burke, John; Burke, Bernard (1850). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. H. Colburn. p. 1307.
  2. ^ National Archives
  3. ^ “The old order book of Hartlebury Grammar School, 1556-1752” Robertson,D: Oxford, Worcestershire Historical Society, 1904
  4. ^ ”Bishops & Deans of Worcester” Green,B: Worcester, Worcester Cathedral, 1979
Church of England titles
Preceded by Dean of Worcester
1726–1746
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