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William Towers (priest)

William Towers (priest)

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William Towers , D.D. (20 January 1681– 1 March 1745) was a priest and academic in the eighteenth century.[1]

Towers was born in Gaywood, Norfolk. He was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1701 and MA in 1704. He became Fellow of Christ's in 1702; and was Master from 1723 until his death.[2] He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1734 to 1735.[3] He held livings at Caldecote and Snailwell. He was Chaplain to King George II from 1727 until 1732.

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    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 II. 1209-1751 (Vol. iv. Saal – Zuinglius, (1927) p256
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    Christ's web site
  3. [3]
    University web-site


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