John Sumner (priest)

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John Sumner DD (d. 26 February 1772) was an English cleric and academic, Provost of King's College, Cambridge from 1756.^[1]

Career

He the son of William Sumner, born in Windsor. He was educated at Eton College and matriculated in 1724 at King's College, Cambridge, graduating BA in 1729, MA in 1732, and DD in 1744.^[1]

Sumner was appointed a Fellow of King's College in 1727. He was ordained deacon in 1730.^[2] He was an assistant master and undermaster at Eton College, 1734–1745, and then its Headmaster, 1745–1754.^[1]

As a cleric, Sumner was Rector of Barwick-in-Elmet, Yorkshire, 1750–1772, and Rector of Castleford, 1753–1772. He served as Canon of Windsor from 1751 to 1772.^[1]^[3] At the end of his life, he was perpetual curate of St Benet Fink in the City of London, during 1772.^[2]

Sumner became Provost of King's College, Cambridge in 1756. He served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge 1756–1757, and 1770–1771.^[4] Sumner's library was sold some time after his death, on 16 May (and three following days) 1814 by R. H. Evans in London. A copy of the sale catalogue is held at Cambridge University Library (shelfmark Munby.c.163(3)).

Family

Sumner was married, and had sons including:^[5]

Robert Sumner, a cleric, father of John Bird Sumner ^[6] and Charles Richard Sumner ^[7]
Richard
Humphrey Sumner ^[8]

Notes

1 2 3 4 "John Sumner (SMNR723J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
1 2 "Sumner, John(1730–1772) (CCEd Person ID 70500)". The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540–1835 . Retrieved 14 September 2023.
↑ Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
↑ University of Cambridge web-site
↑ Burke, Bernard (1886). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Harrison. p. 1768.
↑ "Sumner, Robert (SMNR767R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
↑ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1898). "Sumner, Charles Richard" . Dictionary of National Biography . Vol. 55. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
↑ "Sumner, Humphrey (SMNR762H)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

Academic offices
Preceded by William Cooke	Head Master of Eton College 1745–1754	Succeeded by Edward Barnard
Academic offices
Preceded by William George	Provost of King's College, Cambridge 1756–1772	Succeeded by William Cooke
Academic offices
Preceded by Edmund Law	Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge 1756–1757	Succeeded by John Green
Preceded by William Richardson	Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge 1770–1771	Succeeded by James Brown (academic)

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[acad-1] 1 2 3 4 "John Sumner (SMNR723J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[CCEd-2] 1 2 "Sumner, John(1730–1772) (CCEd Person ID 70500)". The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540–1835 . Retrieved 14 September 2023.

[3] Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle

[4] University of Cambridge web-site

[5] Burke, Bernard (1886). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Harrison. p. 1768.

[6] "Sumner, Robert (SMNR767R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[7] Lee, Sidney, ed. (1898). "Sumner, Charles Richard" . Dictionary of National Biography . Vol. 55. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

[8] "Sumner, Humphrey (SMNR762H)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

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