About James Cressett
Lived 1655 – 1710 (aged 54–55). James Cressett was a British diplomat.
James Cressett or Cresset (c. 1655 – 26 July 1710) was an English diplomat.
Cressett was the son of James Cressett, Rector of Cound. In April 1671, aged 16, he matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford, gaining a B.A. in 1673-4 and an M.A. in 1677. In 1686 he joined Trinity College, Cambridge, and was a Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge from 1690 to 1696. From 1693 to 1703 he was Envoy Extraordinary to Hanover.
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English diplomat (1655–1710)
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James Cressett died on 26 July 1710.
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