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Paul French (priest)

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Paul French (died 1 November 1600) was a Canon of Windsor from 1560 to 1600[1]

Career

He was educated at All Souls College, Oxford and graduated BA in 1542, and MA in 1545.

He was appointed:

  • Rector of Little Wittenham, Berkshire 1552
  • Rector of Boyton, Wiltshire 1565
  • Prebendary of Canterbury Cathedral 1566 - 1600
  • Prebendary of Milton Manor in Lincoln Cathedral 1588 - 1600

He was appointed to the second stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1560, and held the stall until 1600.

Notes

  1. ^ Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle