Background
He was born in 1698 in Cammeringham, Lincolnshire.
He was born in 1698 in Cammeringham, Lincolnshire.
He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge where he graduated Bachelor in 1719, Master of Arts in 1722 and Doctor of Divinity in 1728.
He was appointed:
Rector of Welton, Louth 1722
Chaplain to the King 1727 - 1742
Rector of All-Hallows-the-Great, London 1727 - 1737
Vicar of Kensington 1728 - 1731
Minister of Street James"s Church, Piccadilly 1729 - 1733
Archdeacon of London 1731 - 1742
Prebendary of Kentish Town in Street Paul’s Cathedral 1732
He was appointed to the eighth stall in Street George"s Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1730, and held the stall until 1742.