John Oldershaw Explained

John Oldershaw (died 1847) was a British clergyman.^[1]

He entered Emmanuel College, Cambridge University in 1771 and was senior wrangler and 1st Smith's prizeman in 1776. He received an M.A. in 1779, a B.D. in 1786.

He was Archdeacon of Norfolk from 1797 to 1847.

External links

• Book: Neale, Charles Montague . 1907 . The senior wranglers of the University of Cambridge, from 1748 to 1907. With biographical, & c., notes . 20 . 2011-03-04 . Groom and Son . Bury St. Edmunds.

Notes and References

1. "Classical Victorians: Scholars, Scoundrels and Generals in Pursuit of Antiquity" Richardson, E p196: Cambridge, CUP, 2013