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Edmund Gibson (priest)

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Name
  
Edmund Gibson

Died
  
1771

Role
  
Canon of Windsor

Edmund Gibson MA (1713 - 1771) was a Canon of Windsor from 1742 to 1746.

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Family

He was born in 1713, the son of Bishop Edmund Gibson of London.

Career

He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford and graduated BA in 1734, MA in 1737.

He was appointed:

  • Prebendary of Rugmere in St Paul’s 1738 - 1741
  • Prebendary of Chiswick in St Paul’s 1740 - 1744
  • Prebendary of Mapesbury in St Paul’s 1743 - 1747
  • Prebendary of Kentish Town in St Paul’s 1746 - 1770
  • Precentor of St Paul’s Cathedral 1741 - 1770

    • He was appointed to the eighth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1742 and held the canonry until 1746.

    References

    Edmund Gibson (priest) Wikipedia
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