Thomas Ward (priest) explained

Thomas Ward (11 November 1659 – 20 March 1696) was an Anglican priest: the Archdeacon of Wilts from 1687 until his death.

Ward was born in Grendon, Northamptonshire and educated at Magdalen 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.

His uncle 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