John Saumares Explained

John Saumares D.D. (d. 1 September 1697) was a Canon of Windsor from 1671 to 1697^[1] and Dean of Guernsey from 1662 to 1697.

Career

He was educated at Pembroke College, Oxford and graduated DD in 1671.

He was appointed:

• Rector of St Martin's Guernsey 1662
• Dean of Guernsey 1662^[2] –1697
• Rector of Hartley Westpall 1682–1684
• Rector of Hasely 1688
• Chaplain to King Charles II

He was appointed to the fourth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1671, and held the stall until 1697.

Notes and References

1. Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
2. The History of Guernsey: With Occasional Notices of Jersey, Alderney, and Sark, and Biographical Sketches. Jonathan Duncan. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1841. p.343