Lynford, Thomas (1650-10-30 - 1724-08-11)

GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON- 1474
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-1617)
Name
Thomas Lynford
Gender
Male
Denomination
Church of England
Lived
b. ca. 1650-10-30 d. 1724-08-11 (old)
Linked Sermons
Source of Data (Contributor name)

Jeanne Shami, Adam Richter

Biographical Sources Consulted

ODNB (Article: 17266), ACAD (Venn; ID: LNFT666T)

Other note

Date of birth unknown, but Lynford was baptized on 30 October 1650. B.A. (1670/1) and M.A. (1674) from Christ's College, Cambridge, and fellow there from 1675 to 1686. Granted D.D. in 1689. Curate of Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire, 1674. Vicar of Great Ellingham, Norfolk, 1675-1676. Rector of St Edmund the King, London, from 1685 until his death in 1724. Prebend of Westminster, 1700-1724. Archdeacon of Barnstaple, Devon, 1709-1724. Chaplain to King William III, Queen Anne, and King George I.

GEMMS record created
June 12, 2017
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024