Background
Fraigneau was the son of John Fraigneau, of Huguenot extraction. He was born in London in 1717, and became a Queen"s Scholar at Westminster School in 1731.
Fraigneau was the son of John Fraigneau, of Huguenot extraction. He was born in London in 1717, and became a Queen"s Scholar at Westminster School in 1731.
Trinity College; Westminster School.
He proceeded to Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1736. Graduating Bachelor of Arts 1739 and Master of Arts 1743, he took holy orders, and was elected a fellowship In 1743 he was appointed professor of Greek to the university, and held that position till 1750, when he resigned lieutenant
He then accepted the post of tutor to the family of Frederick, lord Bolingbroke, and in March 1758 was by him presented to the living of Battersea.
Three years later the same patron gave him the living of Beckenham, Kent, and in 1765 a dispensation passed to enable Fraigneau to hold the two livings conjointly. He retained both appointments till his death in Brighton on 12 September 1788.
He is described by Cole as ‘a little man of great life and vivacity.’.
