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

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.

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