William Elliston (academic) explained

William Elliston, D.D. (b Debenham 13 September 1777 - d Bungay 10 October 1813) was an academic in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.[1]

Elliston was born at Great Bardfield and educated at St John's College, Cambridge.[2] He was a Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge from 1758 to 1760; and Master of Sidney from 1860 until his death on 11 February 1807.[3] He was twice Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge: from 1763 to 1764, and 1786 to 1787.[4] Elliston was ordained a priest of the Church of England in 1759 and was Rector of Keyston[5] from 1764 until his death.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The colleges and halls: Sidney Sussex. British History Online. 2018-12-24.
  2. [Alumni Cantabrigienses|Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900]
  3. 'Deaths' The Morning Chronicle (London, England), Friday, February 13, 1807; Issue 11777.
  4. Web site: History of the Vice-Chancellorship | Vice-Chancellor's Office. v-c.admin.cam.ac.uk. 23 February 2015 . 2018-12-24.
  5. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/68972 Geograph
  6. http://db.theclergydatabase.org.uk/jsp/search/index.jsp CCEd

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