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Matthew Postlethwayte

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Matthew Postlethwayte (1679–1745)[1] was Archdeacon of Norwich from 1742 until 1744.[2]

A Cumbrian, Postlethwayte was educated at St Paul's and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.[3] He was ordained on 22 December 1706. He held incumbencies at Needham, Shottesham, Denton [4] and Redenhall.

He died on 27 June 1745.

References

  1. ^ Denton, Norfolk
  2. ^ British History On-line
  3. ^ 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 Part 1 Vol III p383 Kaile – Ryves John Venn: Cambridge, CUP, 1944 (2011) ISBN 978-1-108-03613-9
  4. ^ Church web site