Thomas Prichard (priest, born c. 1591)

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Thomas Prichard

Thomas Prichard (born c. 1591) was a Welsh clergyman and academic at the University of Oxford.

Life[edit]

Prichard, from Pembrokeshire, matriculated at Jesus College, Oxford on 19 June 1610 at the age of 19. He obtained his BA degree on 4 November 1612 and his MA on 4 July 1615.[1] He became a Fellow of the college at about this time, and his position was confirmed in the royal charter issued to the college in 1622.[2] He obtained his BD and DD degrees on 9 July 1628. He held various benefices in Pembrokeshire, becoming a Prebendary of Brecon in 1629 and rector of Llandysul in Ceredigion in 1632.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1891–1892). Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1500–1714. ISBN 978-1-85506-843-8.
  2. ^ Allen, Brigid (1998). "The Early History of Jesus College, Oxford 1571–1603" (PDF). Oxoniensia. LXIII: 117. Retrieved 16 August 2010.