Thomas Herring 1693 - 1757
Thomas Herring , Archbishop of Canterbury (1747-57). Archbishop Herring was a complete contrast to the leading prelates of his day. His sermons at Lincoln's inn gave him fame, and he passed, in a career of unemotional benevolence, from the deanery of Rochester to the sees of Bangor, York and Canterbury. He did not contend with deists or Arians, and the Athanasian controversy had for him no charms. He was prepared to revise the Prayer-Book and the Articles, and to exchange pulpits with dissenters. He befriended the Jews, and Hume tells us, in his Essays, that the archbishop praised him for his History. He raised a large sum for the government during the '45. But his literary work, save his rather pleasing letters, is uninteresting and ineffective. Venn: HERRING, THOMAS College: JESUS Entered: 1710 Born: 1693 Died: Mar. 13, 1757 Adm. pens. at JESUS, June 21, 1710. S. of John (1661), R. of Walsoken, Norfolk. B. there, 1693. School, Wisbech (Dr Carter). Matric. 1710; B.A. 1713-4. Migrated to Corpus Christi, July 13, 1714. M.A. 1717; D.D. 1728 (Com. Reg.). Fellow of Corpus Christi, 1716-23. Ord. deacon (Ely) Sept. 23, 1716; priest, 1719. V. of Shelford, Cambs.; of Stow-com-Quy; and Holy Trinity, Cambridge, 1722. Chaplain to Flectwood, Bishop of Ely, 1722. R. of Rettendon, Essex, 1722. R. of Barley, Herts., 1722-31. Preacher at Lincoln's Inn, 1727-33. Chaplain to the King, 1727-32. R. of Bietchingley, Surrey, 1731-8. Dean of Rochester, 1732-43. Bishop of Bangor, 1738-43. Archbishop of York, 1743-7. Archbishop of Canterbury, 1747-57. Author, sermons. Died Mar. 13, 1757. Buried at Croydon. Benefactor to Corpus Christi. (Masters; D.N.B.)
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| Born: Walsoken, Norfolk, , England 1693 | Baptised:
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Timeline
| 1693 | Born (birth) Walsoken, Norfolk, England | | 13th Mar 1757 | Died (death) | | 1757 | Buried (burial) Croydon, Surrey, England |
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