John Chambre (also Chamber or Chambers) (1470–1549) was an English churchman, academic and physician.
John Chambre (also Chamber or Chambers) (1470–1549) was an English churchman, academic and physician.
Born in Northumberland, Chambre studied at Oxford, where he was elected fellow of Merton College in 1492. [2] Having taken holy orders, he was presented to the living of Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire. [1]
After graduating M.A., Chambre visited Italy, studied medicine there, and graduated at the University of Padua. On his return became physician to Henry VII of England, and retained the position under Henry VIII. He received the degree of M.D. at Oxford in 1531. [1]
When the College of Physicians was founded in 1518, Chambre was the first named in its charter. He was censor of the College of Physicians in 1523. Some of his prescriptions for lotions and plasters were preserved in manuscript, and a letter signed by him on the health of Queen Jane Seymour. [1]
In 1508 Chambre was given the living of Bowden in Leicestershire, from 1494 to 1509 he held the prebend of Codringham in Lincoln Cathedral, and from 1509 to 1549 that of Leighton Buzzard there; and in the same diocese, as then constituted, he held the archdeaconry of Bedford from 1525 to 1549. He was also treasurer of Wells 1510 to 1543, and in 1537 canon of Wiveliscombe; he was precentor of Exeter 1524 to 1549, canon of Windsor 1509 to 1549, Archdeacon of Meath 1540 to 1542, and dean of the collegiate chapel of St. Stephen's, Westminster. [1]
Chambre was also Warden of Merton College, Oxford, from 1525 to 1544. [1]
Chambre built the cloisters of St. Stephen's chapel at his own cost, but lived to see them demolished as a consequence of the Protestant Reformation. He died in 1549, and was buried in St. Margaret's, Westminster. [1]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1887). "Chambre, John". Dictionary of National Biography . Vol. 10. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
Sir Henry Savile was an English scholar and mathematician, Warden of Merton College, Oxford, and Provost of Eton. He endowed the Savilian chairs of Astronomy and of Geometry at Oxford University, and was one of the scholars who translated the New Testament from Greek into English. He was a Member of the Parliament of England for Bossiney in Cornwall in 1589, and Dunwich in Suffolk in 1593.
Thomas Ruthall was an English churchman, administrator and diplomat. He was a leading councillor of Henry VIII of England.
St Alban Hall, sometimes known as St Alban's Hall or Stubbins, was one of the medieval halls of the University of Oxford, and one of the longest-surviving. It was established in the 13th century, acquired by neighbouring Merton College in the 16th century but operated separately until the institutions merged in the late 19th century. The site in Merton Street, Oxford, is now occupied by Merton's Edwardian St Alban's Quad.
Walter Kerr Hamilton was a Church of England priest, Bishop of Salisbury from 1854 until his death.
William Beale was an English composer and baritone.
Roger Lupton was an English lawyer and cleric who served as chaplain to King Henry VII (1485–1509) and to his son King Henry VIII (1509–1547) and was appointed by the former as Provost of Eton College (1503/4–1535).
The Lady Margaret Professorship of Divinity is a senior professorship in Christ Church of the University of Oxford. The professorship was founded from the benefaction of Lady Margaret Beaufort (1443–1509), mother of Henry VII. Its holders were all priests until 2015, when Carol Harrison, a lay theologian, was appointed to the chair.
Thomas Cartwright (1634–1689) was an English bishop and diarist, known as a supporter of James II.
John Oliver (1601–1661) was an English royalist churchman, President of Magdalen College, Oxford, and Dean of Worcester.
John Chambers was an English Benedictine, the last Abbot of Peterborough and first Bishop of Peterborough.
George Owen (1499–1558), from Oxford and Godstow, Oxfordshire, was an English royal physician and politician.
John Chase (1810–1879) was a British landscape water colour painter.
Henry Atkins (1558–1635) was an English physician.
George Carew (1497/98–1583) was an English churchman who became Dean of Exeter.
William Cooke (1711–1797) was an English cleric and academic, Provost of King's College, Cambridge from 1772 and Dean of Ely from 1780.
Richard Woleman or Wolman was an English churchman, Archdeacon of Sudbury from 1522; and the Dean of Wells between 1529 and 1537.
Ernest Hawkins (1802–1868) was an English Anglican churchman, a mission administrator and canon of Westminster.
The parliamentary visitation of the University of Oxford was a political and religious purge taking place from 1647, for a number of years. Many Masters and Fellows of Colleges lost their positions.
Sir Leonard Chamberlain or Chamberlayne was an English soldier and politician, the Governor of Guernsey from 1553.
