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Priest
Cheyney's tomb in
Winchester Cathedral.
Thomas Cheney or Cheyney (1694 – 27 January 1760) was a priest of
Church of England, who served as
Dean of Lincoln from 1744 to 1748 and
Dean of Winchester from 25 March 1748 to 1760.
[1] He was the only son of another Thomas Cheyney,
prebendary of
Wells Cathedral and master at
Winchester College.
[2] Thomas junior was educated at Winchester College and
New College, Oxford
[3] Winchester College's archives contain several letters to him.
[4]
Bibliography
- G H Blore, Thomas Cheyney, Wykehamist, Dean of Winchester (Winchester: The Wykeham Press, 1950)
References
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"'Deans', in Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857: Volume 3, Canterbury, Rochester and Winchester Dioceses, ed. Joyce M Horn (London, 1974), pp. 83-86". british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
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^ Wharton, T. (1773).
The History and Antiquities of Winchester: Setting Forth Its Original Constitution, Government, Manufactories, Trade, Commerce and Navigation, Its Several Wards, Parishes, Precincts, Districts, Churches, Religious and Charitable Foundations, and Other Public Edifices: Together with the Charters, Laws, Customs, Rights, Liberties, and Privileges of that Ancient City ... J. Wilkes. p. 123. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
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^ Dodsley, R.; Tierney, J.E. (2004).
The Correspondence of Robert Dodsley: 1733-1764. Cambridge University Press. p. 339.
ISBN
9780521522083. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
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"Letters to Thomas Cheyney rel to Winchester College, 1753-1757 | The National Archives - Discovery". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
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