John Howorth
English priest and academic
About John Howorth
John Howorth, D.D. (d. 1668) was a 17th-century priest and academic.
Howorth was born in Manchester and educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1625; and became a prebendary of Peterborough in 1639. He was Fellow of Magdalene from 1645; Master of Magdalene from 1664 until his death in 1668; and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1766 until 1767.
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