Background
The son of George Tully of Carlisle, he was born in Saint Mary"s parish there on 22 July 1620.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Thomas Tully
Edit ProfileEducation
He was educated in the parish free school under John Winter, and afterwards at Barton Kirk in Westmorland.
Career
He matriculated at The Queen"s College, Oxford, on 17 October 1634, graduating Bachelor of Arts on 4 July 1639, and Master of Arts on 1 November 1642. He was elected a fellow of the college on 23 November 1643 and admitted 25 March 1644. When Oxford was occupied by the parliamentarians he retired, and obtained the mastership of the grammar school of Tetbury in Oxfordshire.
Returning to Oxford, he was admitted Bachelor of Divinity on 23 July 1657, and in the year following was appointed principal of Saint Edmund Hall and rector of Grittleton in Wiltshire.
After the Restoration he was created Doctor of Divinity on 9 November 1660, and nominated one of the royal chaplains in ordinary, and in April 1675 was appointed dean of Ripon. He died in the parsonage-house at Grittleton on 14 January 1676.
