George Rye

George Rye was an English Anglican priest in the 18th century.^[1]

Rye was born in Culworth and educated at Wadham College, Oxford.^[2] He held livings at Adwell, Islip and Ickford. He was appointed Archdeacon of Oxford in 1724;^[3] and Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford in 1737, holding both positions until his death on 4 July 1741. He was buried at Culworth.

References[]

^ "The Monthly chronicle, Volume 1" p19: London; Aaron Ward; 1728
^ Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714, Rabbetts-Rhodes
^ Horn, Joyce M. (1996), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, vol. 8, pp. 84–85

v t Archdeacons of Oxford and of Dorchester
High Medieval	Walter of Oxford Robert Foliot Walter de Coutances John of Coutances Walter Map John of Tynemouth Roger Weseham Richard of Gravesend Robert de Mariscis Henry of Sandwich Simon of Ghent Amadeus of Savoy
Late Medieval	Lionel Woodville Oliver King Richard Mayew Christopher Urswick George Heneage Nicholas Wilson Richard Curwen
Early modern	John Kennall John Drewry William Bridges Barten Holyday Thomas Lamplugh Thomas Barlow Timothy Halton Humphrey Hody Timothy Goodwin William Baker George Rye John Potter Thomas Randolph George Turner Phineas Pett Charles Clerke
Late modern	Edwin Palmer Leslie Randall, Bishop of Reading Thomas Archer Houblon Edward Shaw, assistant bishop Gerald Allen, assistant bishop/Bishop of Dorchester Carlyle Witton-Davies Frank Weston John Morrison Julian Hubbard Hedley Ringrose (Acting) Judy French, assistant archdeacon Martin Gorick Jonathan Chaffey
Dorchester	Hedley Ringrose (Interim) Judy French

v t Regius Professors of Divinity
University of Oxford	Richard Smyth Peter Martyr Richard Smyth Juan de Villagarcia Richard Smyth Lawrence Humphrey Thomas Holland Robert Abbot John Prideaux Robert Sanderson Robert Crosse Joshua Hoyle John Conant Robert Sanderson William Creed Richard Allestree William Jane John Potter George Rye Edward Bentham John Randolph Charles Henry Hall William Howley William Van Mildert Frodsham Hodson Charles Lloyd Edward Burton Renn Hampden William Jacobson Robert Payne Smith James Bowling Mozley William Ince Henry Scott Holland Arthur Headlam Oliver Chase Quick Leonard Hodgson Henry Chadwick Maurice Wiles Keith Ward Marilyn McCord Adams Graham Ward
University of Cambridge	John Madew Martin Bucer John Young Thomas Sedgwick James Pilkington Leonard Pilkington Matthew Hutton John Whitgift William Chaderton William Whitaker John Overall John Richardson Samuel Collins John Arrowsmith Anthony Tuckney Peter Gunning Joseph Beaumont Henry James Richard Bentley John Whalley John Green Thomas Rutherforth Richard Watson John Kaye Thomas Turton Alfred Ollivant James Amiraux Jeremie Brooke Foss Westcott Henry Barclay Swete Vincent Henry Stanton Alexander Nairne Charles Earle Raven Arthur Michael Ramsey John Burnaby Edward C. Ratcliff Dennis Eric Nineham Geoffrey Hugo Lampe Henry Chadwick Stephen Sykes David Frank Ford Ian Alexander McFarland
Trinity College Dublin	Luke Challoner James Ussher Samuel Ward Joshua Hoyle Richard Lingard Michael Ward William Palliser George Browne Owen Lloyd Richard Baldwin Claudius Gilbert Henry Clarke John Pellisier John Lawson James Drought Richard Graves Charles Richard Elrington Joseph Henderson Singer Samuel Butcher George Salmon John Gwynn John Ernest Leonard Oulton Richard Randall Hartford Hugh Frederic Woodhouse

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