Seth Ward
Anglican priest and the Archdeacon of Wilts
About Seth Ward
Lived 1645 – 1690 (aged 44–45).
Seth Ward (11 November 1645 – 11 May 1690) was an Anglican priest: the Archdeacon of Wilts from 1675 until 1687.
Ward was born in Buntingford and educated at New College, Oxford. He graduated B.A. in 1671 and M.A. in 1674. He was Rector of Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, Oxfordshire from 1675 until his death; Chancellor of Salisbury Cathedral from 1681 to 1687; and Treasurer from 1687 until his death. He was also a Prebendary of Winchester Cathedral.
His uncle, also called Seth Ward, was Bishop of Salisbury from 1667 to 1689.
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Who was Seth Ward?
Anglican priest and the Archdeacon of Wilts
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Seth Ward was born in 1645.
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Seth Ward died in 1690.
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