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Thomas Henchman

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Thomas Henchman, D.D. (1642–1674)[1] was an Anglican priest and the Archdeacon of Wilts from 1 August 1663 until his death.[1]

Henchman was educated at Clare College, Cambridge from 1636, proceeding to B.A. 1640–1641 and D.D. 1666.[2] He was ordained deacon on 5 June 1642.[1] He held livings at Great Harrowden, Northamptonshire (1648); St George Botolph Lane in the City of London (to 1661); Brixton Deverill, Wiltshire (1662); and Much Hadham, Hertfordshire (1669).[1][2]

He was a nephew of Humphrey Henchman (1592–1675), a Royalist who was bishop of Salisbury and then London. Thomas Henchman died on 15 December 1674.[3]

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  1. ^ a b c d "Henchman, Thomas". Clergy of the Church of England Database. King’s College London. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b 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. ii. Dabbs – Juxton, (1922) p354
  3. ^ Horn, Joyce M. (1986), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, vol. 6, pp. 18–19