Matthias Mawson
English clergyman (1683–1770) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Matthias Mawson (August 1683 – 23 November 1770) was an English clergyman and academic who served as Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and subsequently as Bishop of Llandaff, Bishop of Chichester, and Bishop of Ely.
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Matthias Mawson | |
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Bishop of Ely | |
Diocese | Diocese of Ely |
In office | 1754–1771 |
Predecessor | Thomas Gooch |
Successor | Edmund Keene |
Other post(s) | Bishop of Llandaff (1738–1740) Bishop of Chichester (1740–1754) |
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Consecration | 18 February 1739 by John Potter |
Personal details | |
Born | August 1683 |
Died | 23 November 1770(1770-11-23) (aged 87) |
Buried | Ely Cathedral |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglican |
Education | St Paul's School, London |
Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
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