Arrowsmith, John (1602-03-29 - 1659-02-15)

GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON- 81
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-96)
Name
John Arrowsmith
Title
Mr
Gender
Male
Lived
b. 1602-03-29 d. 1659-02-15 (new)
Source of Data

Richard Snoddy; Benjamin Durham

Biographical Sources Consulted

ODNB (Article: 700); ACAD (Venn; ID: ARWT616J)

Other note

Born 29 March 1602 in Gateshead, county Durham. Entered St John's College in 1616. BA,1620; MA, 1623 from St Catharine's College; fellow there, 1623-1631; BD, 1633; DD, 1648. Vicar of St Nicholas, King's Lynn, Norfolk beginning in 1631. Master of St John's College, Cambridge, 1644-1653. Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge in 1647/8. Regius Professor of Divinity at Cambridge, 1651-1656. Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, 1653-1659. Rector of St Martin Pomeroy, London, beginning in 1645. Active member of the Westminster Assembly. Died 15 February 1659.

GEMMS record created
October 4, 2015
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024