George Sandby
(1717–1807) English cleric, master of Magdalen College
About George Sandby
Lived 1716 – 1807 (aged 90–91). George Sandby was a British anglican priest and plantation owner.
George Sandby, D.D. (5 April 1716 – 24 March 1807) was an 18th-century English priest and academic.
Sandby was educated at Merton College, Oxford, matriculating in 1734 and graduating B.A. in 1737. He held livings at Denton and Skeyton. He was Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge from 1760 until 1774; Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1760 until 1761; and Chancellor of the Diocese of Norwich from 1768 until his death.
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(1717–1807) English cleric, master of Magdalen College
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George Sandby was born in 1716.
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George Sandby died on 24 March 1807.
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George Sandby was an anglican priest and plantation owner.
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