Thomas Cheyney (priest) explained

Thomas Cheney or Cheyney (1694 – 27 January 1760) was a priest of Church of England, who served as Dean of Lincoln from 1744 to 1748 and Dean of Winchester from 25 March 1748 to 1760.^[1] He was the only son of another Thomas Cheyney, prebendary of Wells Cathedral and master at Winchester College.^[2] Thomas junior was educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford^[3] Winchester College's archives contain several letters to him.^[4]

Bibliography

• G H Blore, Thomas Cheyney, Wykehamist, Dean of Winchester (Winchester: The Wykeham Press, 1950)

References

1. Web site: 'Deans', in Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857: Volume 3, Canterbury, Rochester and Winchester Dioceses, ed. Joyce M Horn (London, 1974), pp. 83-86 . british-history.ac.uk. 2016-11-08.
2. Book: The History and Antiquities of Winchester: Setting Forth Its Original Constitution, Government, Manufactories, Trade, Commerce and Navigation, Its Several Wards, Parishes, Precincts, Districts, Churches, Religious and Charitable Foundations, and Other Public Edifices: Together with the Charters, Laws, Customs, Rights, Liberties, and Privileges of that Ancient City .... Wharton, T.. 1773. J. Wilkes. 123. 2016-11-08.
3. Book: The Correspondence of Robert Dodsley: 1733-1764. Dodsley, R.. Tierney, J.E.. 2004. Cambridge University Press. 9780521522083. 339. 2016-11-08.
4. Web site: Letters to Thomas Cheyney rel to Winchester College, 1753-1757 | The National Archives - Discovery . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. 2016-11-08.