Seth Ward (priest) explained

Seth Ward (11 November 1645 – 11 May 1690) was an Anglican priest: the Archdeacon of Wilts from 1675 until 1687.

Ward was born in Buntingford and educated at New College, Oxford.[1] He graduated B.A. in 1671 and M.A. in 1674. He was Rector of Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, Oxfordshire from 1675 until his death; Chancellor of Salisbury Cathedral from 1681 to 1687; and Treasurer from 1687 until his death. He was also a Prebendary of Winchester Cathedral.[2]

His uncle, also called Seth Ward, was Bishop of Salisbury from 1667 to 1689.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/alumni-oxon/1500-1714/pp1550-1577 Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714 pp 1550-1577
  2. http://db.theclergydatabase.org.uk/jsp/persons/CreatePersonFrames.jsp?PersonID=96553 CCEd