Jaques Sterne
Jaques Sterne[1] (b Woodhouse 29 June 1695; d Rise 9 June 1759) was a cleric and politician in the mid 18th century.[2]
He was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge.[3] He was ordained in 1720. He held livings at Rise and Hornsea. He was Archdeacon of Cleveland from 1735 until 1750; and then of East Riding from 1750 until 1755. His Alumni Cantabrigienses entry describes him as a
"A well known and eccentric figure in York- a violent Whig politician"
References[]
- ^ North Yorkshire County Council
- ^ The Full Sterne
- ^ Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900, John Venn/John Archibald Venn Cambridge University Press > (10 volumes 1922 to 1953) Part I. 1209–1751 Vol. iv. Saal – Zuinglius, (1927) p158
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- 1695 births
- 18th-century English Anglican priests
- Whig (British political party) politicians
- Alumni of Jesus College, Cambridge
- Archdeacons of Cleveland
- Archdeacons of the East Riding
- 1759 deaths
- Clergy from Sheffield
- People from Handsworth, South Yorkshire
- British religious biography stubs