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Thomas Cartwright

1634 – 1689

Bishop of Chester;

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Lived 1634 – 1689 (aged 54–55). Thomas Cartwright was an anglican priest.

Thomas Cartwright (1634–1689) was an English bishop and diarist, known as a supporter of James II.

Life He was born and went to school in Northampton, and studied at the University of Oxford. He was first at Magdalen Hall, and then at Queen's College where he was tutored by Thomas Tully. He was ordained by Robert Skinner.

He was vicar of Walthamstow from 1658 to 1662. In 1660 he was made vicar of Barking by the Crown. He became an ardent supporter of the Restoration monarchy, and was made a prebendary of Durham in 1672, and Dean of Ripon (succeeding Thomas Tully) in 1676.

He was appointed Bishop of Chester in 1686, by James II, whose favourite Anglican clergyman he was. The appointment caused much scandal, as his moral character was said to be very bad. He became a member of the King's Ecclesiastical Commission. They removed all but three of the Fellows.

After the Glorious Revolution he followed James II into exile.

Family Cartwright married a woman named Wight, by whom he had a numerous family. His eldest son, John, was in holy orders, and obtained preferment by the influence of his father. Five other sons, Richard, Gervas, Charles, Thomas, Henry, and two daughters, Alicia and Sarah, are mentioned in Cartwright's Diary.

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Born
1634
Birth century
Died
1689
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Bishop of Chester, Dean of Ripon

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Bishop of Chester; (1634-1689)

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Thomas Cartwright was born in 1634.

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Thomas Cartwright died in 1689.

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Thomas Cartwright was an anglican priest.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Thomas Cartwright

· Wikidata: Q5604207

· DBpedia: Thomas Cartwright (bishop)

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