Education
He was educated at Pembroke Grammar School, then Christ"s College Cambridge 1724 – 1728 where he was awarded Bachelor.
He was educated at Pembroke Grammar School, then Christ"s College Cambridge 1724 – 1728 where he was awarded Bachelor.
He was admitted a Fellow of the College in 1728 and awarded Master of Arts in 1731. He was afterwards Chaplain to Archbishop Matthew Hutton, and Archdeacon of Nottingham from 1748 – 1780. In February 1754 he was elected Master of Christ"s College Cambridge and awarded Doctor of Divinity.
In 1758 he was appointed Dean of Ely.