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Thomas Vyner (priest)

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Thomas Vyner DD (died 11 April 1673) was a Canon of Windsor from 1670 to 1673.[1]

Family

He was the son of William Vyner of Eathorpe, Warwickshire.

He died in 1673 aged 44, and was buried in Gloucester Cathedral.

Career

He was educated at St Catharine's College, Cambridge and award BA in 1650, MA in 1653, BD in 1662 and DD in 1671.

He was appointed:

  • Rector of Stanton with Snowshill, 1652
  • Rural Dean of Campden
  • Rector of Paulersbury, Northamptonshire 1660 - 1663
  • Prebendary of Gloucester Cathedral 1665 - 1671
  • Rector of Bradwell by Sea, Essex 1667 - 1673
  • Archdeacon of Gloucester 1671 - 1673
  • Dean of Gloucester Cathedral 1671 - 1673

He was appointed to the ninth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1670, a position he held until 1673.

Notes

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