Thomas Taylor (priest, 1757–1808)

Thomas Taylor (1738/9–1808) was the Archdeacon of Chichester from his installation on 15 October 1803^[1] until^[2] his death on 4 January 1808. He was an alumnus of St. John's College at the University of Oxford, where he matriculated on 8 February 1757, at the age of 18. He became Rector of Wotton in Surrey in 1778 and Rector of Abinger in the same county in 1803, until his death.^[3] He was Professor of Law at Gresham College and an Honorary Chaplain to the King.^[4]

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^ "Archdeacons: Chichester". British History Online. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
^ On Thursday last, the Rev. Dr. Taylor, Archdeacon of Chichester, held his primary visitation Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle etc. (Portsmouth, England), Monday, 22 July 1805; Issue 302
^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Taylor, Thomas (8)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
^ 'Advertisements & Notices' The Morning Chronicle (London, England), Wednesday, April 13, 1808; Issue 12141.

Church of England titles
Preceded by Charles Alcock	Archdeacon of Chichester 1803–1808	Succeeded by Charles Webber

v t e Archdeacons of Chichester
High Medieval	Sole archdeacons: Ricoard Henry Roger Robert Senior archdeacons: Henry Seffrid II Matthew of Chichester Peter Richard Archdeacons of Chichester: Silvester William Durand William Walter John Climping John de Reigate Geoffrey de Gates Robert of Wiston
Late Medieval	Gervase of Séez Robert Leyset/de Leycester John Langley Adam de Houton Simon de Bredon Walter de Alderbury John de Sculthorpe John Pipe Robert de Walton Henry Folvyle William Wardene/Wardieu Simon Russell Lambert Threkingham John Thomas William Read Thomas Harlyng John Lindfield/Lyndefeld John Faukes William Walesby William Normanton Simon de Gredon/Gredon John Sprever John Doget Peter Huse/Husy Henry Boleyn John Coke/Cooke
Early modern	Gerard Borrett/Burrell Robert Chapel William Norbury John Worthiall Alban Langdale Richard Tremayne Thomas Spencer John Coldwell Thomas Gillingham John Langworth William Stone Henry Ball Thomas Pattenson Roger Andrewes Laurence Pay James Marsh Henry Hammond Jasper Mayne Oliver Whitby Josiah Pleydell James Barker Thomas Ball Thomas Hollingbery John Buckner
Late modern	Charles Alcock Thomas Taylor Charles Webber Henry Edward Manning James Garbett John Russell Walker Francis Mount Edward Elwes Herbert Jones Benedict Hoskyns Charles Clarke Lancelot Mason Frederick Kerr-Dineen Richard Eyre Keith Hobbs Michael Brotherton Douglas McKittrick Mark Standen & David Twinley (Acting) Luke Irvine-Capel

v t e Diocese of Chichester
Chichester Cathedral The Palace, Chichester Diocesan Church House, Hove Area scheme (1984–2013)
Office holders	Martin Warner, Bishop of Chichester Ruth Bushyager, Bishop of Horsham Will Hazlewood, Bishop of Lewes AEO: the bishop diocesan & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Edward Dowler, Dean of Chichester Martin Lloyd Williams, Archdeacon of Brighton & Lewes Luke Irvine-Capel, Archdeacon of Chichester Angela Martin, Archdeacon of Horsham Archdeacon of Hastings (vacant)
Historic offices	Archdeacon of Hastings (1912–1975; merged back into Lewes archdeaconry)