Nicholas Stratford
Nicholas Stratford | |
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| Bishop of Chester | |
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| Diocese | Chester |
| In office | 1689–1707 (death) |
| Predecessor | Thomas Cartwright |
| Successor | Sir William Dawes |
| Other post(s) | Dean of St Asaph (1674–1689) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | baptized 8 September 1633 Hemel Hempstead |
| Died | 12 February 1707 (aged 73) Westminster |
| Buried | Chester Cathedral |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
Nicholas Stratford (1633 – 12 February 1707) was an Anglican prelate. He served as Bishop of Chester from 1689 to 1707.
He was born at Hemel Hempstead,[2] graduated M.A. at Trinity College, Oxford in 1656, and was Fellow there in 1657.[3] He contributed to the royalist poetry anthology Britannia Rediviva in 1660, writing in Latin.[4] He became Dean of St Asaph in 1673.[5]
He was one of the founders of the Blue Coat School in Chester.[6][7] It closed in 1949,[8] and its premises are now part of the University of Chester and local government buildings. He promoted good relations with the Chester nonconformist Matthew Henry, and supported the Society for the Reformation of Manners.[9][10]
See also[]
- List of bishops of Chester
Notes[]
- ^ "The Armorial Bearings of the Bishops of Chester". Cheshire Heraldry Society. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Parishes: Hemel Hempstead | British History Online".
- ^ Concise Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Leisure and culture: Education | British History Online".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 May 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Early modern Chester 1550-1762: Religion, 1662-1762 | British History Online".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 May 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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