William Sowode Explained

William Sowode, D.D. was a priest and academic in the first half of the sixteenth century.^[1]

Sowood was born in Norfolk. He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1508; MA in 1511; and B.D. in 1523. He became Fellow in 1508; and Master^[2] in 1523.He held livings at Madingley and Landbeach. He died on 29 November 1544.

Notes and References

1. [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]
2. "The Early History of Christ's College, Cambridge" Lloyd, A.H. p381: Cambridge, CUP, 1934 (rev 2010)