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Fleetwood, William, 1702 - 1723

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/KCAC/1/4/Fleetwood

Scope and Contents

William Fleetwood (1656-1723) was at Eton College 1671-75 and came up to King's College in 1675. His Fellowship was made in 1678, BA in 1679, and MA in 1683. Eton gave him a Fellowship in 1691. He was successively a chaplain to William III and Mary II, a canon of Windsor, Bishop of St Asaph in 1708, and Bishop of Ely in 1715 - this latter position made him visitor to Trinity College, Cambridge. He is buried in Ely Cathedral. This engraving is by John Simon after a Jonathan Richardson portrait of 1702.

Dates

  • Creation: 1702 - 1723

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

1 item(s) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Conserved by Museum Conservation Services in 2016.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred from the artworks storerooms in December 2005.

Related Materials

See KCAC/6/1/28/4/4/10 for conservation information.

Date information

DateText: Date is estimated.

Finding aid date

2006-01-10 13:49:12+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Archive Centre, King's College, Cambridge Repository

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