Edward Drew (priest) explained

Edward Drew was an Anglican priest in England during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.[1]

Drew was born in Devon and educated at Exeter College, Oxford.[2] He held livings at Lezant and Bridestowe. He became a Canon of Exeter Cathedral in 1671 and Archdeacon of Cornwall from 1633 to 1667.[3] He died on 17 December 1714.

Notes and References

  1. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/f2869405-3335-4e9a-8252-9a4a555a1b5e National Archives
  2. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/alumni-oxon/1500-1714/pp406-439 Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714, Disbrowe-Dyve
  3. Le Neve. John. Hardy. Sir Thomas Duffus. John Le Neve. Thomas Duffus Hardy. Archdeacons of Cornwall. Page:Fasti_ecclesiae_Anglicanae_Vol.1_body_of_work.djvu/439. Fasti ecclesiae Anglicanae. 1. 1854. Oxford University Press. Oxford. 397–401. 439–443.

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