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John Carver (Archdeacon of Surrey)

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The Ven John Carver, MA (1741 – 1814) was an Anglican Archdeacon.

Life

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Carver's father John Carver, of Westminster, was an illegitimate son of John Carver of St' George's, Hanover Square; whose daughter and heiress Mary married John Ward, 1st Viscount Dudley and Ward, as his second wife.[1][2]

Carver was educated at Oriel College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1759.[1] He held livings at Dudley, Himley, Hartlebury and Kingswinford; and was Archdeacon of Stafford from 1769 to 1782, and of Surrey from 1795 until his death on 1 August 1814.[3] His daughter Elizabeth Carver married as his second wife, and survived, Charles Peter Layard.[2][4]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Carver, John" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  2. ^ a b Collins, Arthur; Brydges, Sir Egerton (1812). Peerage of England. F.C. and J. Rivington [and others]. pp. 278 and note n. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Carver, John (CRVR770J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. ^ "Layard, Charles Peter (LRT766CP)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
Church of England titles
Preceded by Archdeacon of Stafford
1769–11782
Succeeded by
Preceded by Archdeacon of Surrey
1795–1807
Succeeded by