James Hook (priest)
James Hook | |
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| Dean of Worcester | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Worcester |
| In office | 1825 to 1828 |
| Predecessor | John Jenkinson |
| Successor | George Murray |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1796 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 June 1771 |
| Died | 5 February 1828 |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Education | Westminster School |
| Alma mater | St Mary Hall, Oxford |
James Hook, FRS, FSA (16 June 1771 – 5 February 1828) was an English Anglican priest. He was Dean of Worcester[1] from 1825[2] until his death.
Early life and education
The son of the composer James Hook,[3] he was born 16 June 1771.[4] He was educated at Westminster School and St Mary Hall, Oxford.[5]
Ordained ministry
He was ordained in 1796.[5] He married the daughter of the prominent Scottish physician Walter Farquhar.[6] After having held several livings in 1814 he became Archdeacon of Huntingdon;[7] and in 1817 Rector of Whippingham.[8]
An amateur mountaineer,[9] novelist and composer, he died on 5 February 1828.[10] His brother[11] and son[12] also achieved eminence in their respective fields.
References
- ^ Catalogue of the Lansdowne Manuscripts in the British Museum 1819 p252
- ^ Berrow's Worcester Journal (Worcester, England), Thursday, August 11, 1825; Issue 6397
- ^ Bishops & Deans of Worcester Green,B: Worcester, Worcester Cathedral, 1979
- ^ The annual biography and obituary for the year 1829, Vol.XIII, London, 1829, p.65.
- ^ a b Richard Garnett, ‘Hook, James (1772?–1828)’, rev. H. C. G. Matthew, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 28 June 2013
- ^ National Archives
- ^ 'Clerical intelligence' The Morning Post (London, England), Saturday, February 26, 1814; Issue 13448
- ^ "Companion to the Isle of Wight" Albin,J: London Longmans 1831
- ^ Scottish Mountaineering Club
- ^ The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle -- Volume XCVIII” Urban,S (Ed) April 1818 p11 (379 in bound annual collection)
- ^ Brief biography
- ^ Trove
External links
- Lee, Sidney, ed. (1891). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 27. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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