Thomas Sprat (priest) explained

Thomas Sprat (5 April 1679 – 10 May 1720) was an English Anglican priest.^[1]

The son of Bishop Thomas Sprat, was born in London he was educated at Christ Church, Oxford.^[2] He held incumbencies at Boxley and Stone and Archdeacon of Rochester from 1704 until his death.

Notes and References

1. https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/commemorations/thomas-sprat Westminster Abbey web-site
2. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/alumni-oxon/1500-1714/pp. 1394–1422 Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714, Spackman-Stepney