George Bright (priest)

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George Bright was Dean of St Asaph [1] from 1689 until his death in 1696. [2]

Bright was born in Epsom and educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. [3] He was Chaplain to Mary, Princess of Orange [4] and Rector of Loughborough. [5]

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References

  1. Fasti ecclesiae Anglicanae Vol.1 p82
  2. "Willis' Survey of St. Asaph, considerably enlarged and brought down to the present time" Edwards, E. p176: Wrexham, John Painter, 1801
  3. Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900, John Venn/John Archibald Venn Cambridge University Press > (10 volumes 1922 to 1953) Part I. The earliest times to 1752 Vol. i. Abbas – Cutts, (1922) p218
  4. "The Life of the Most Reverend Dr. John Tillotson, Lord Archbishop, Volume 1 Birch, T, p399: London; J & R Tonson; 1752
  5. "Supplement to the Catalogue of English Theology" Strong,W p581: Bristol, J.Chilcott, 1829
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