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David Stokes (priest)

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David Stokes


David Stokes DD (died 10 May 1669) was a Canon of Windsor from 1628 to 1669.

Career

He was educated at Westminster School and then Trinity College, Cambridge where he was awarded a BA in 1615. From Peterhouse College, Cambridge he was awarded an MA in 1618, and a DD in 1630.

He was appointed:

  • Fellow of Eton College (deprived 1644)
  • Rector of Brinklow, Warwickshire 1625
  • Rector of Binfield, Berkshire 1631 (deprived 1644)
  • Precentor of Chichester Cathedral 1629 - 1631
  • Rector of Everden 1638
  • Rector of Urchfont, Wiltshire 1644.

    • He was appointed to the third stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1628, a position he held until 1669, except for the period of the Commonwealth of England.

    References

    David Stokes (priest) Wikipedia
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