In London, he was lecturer of St Clement Danes; rector of St. Alban's Woodstreet, in the gift of Eton College; and Rector of St. Bartholomew, presented by Lord Harcourt, the chancellor. He was also a prebendary of Canterbury, chaplain in ordinary to Queen Anne, and in 1708, canon of Windsor. In 1711 he was presented to the living of Hornsey, by Henry Compton, Bishop of London; and in the following year elected Provost of King's College, a position he held until his death in 1719. He published in 1700 "An Essay on Self-Murther," a reply to John Donne's "Biathanatos," demonstrating that suicide was in no way natural to the human psyche or Divine law.
He was considered as an eloquent preacher, and often employed on public occasions. Fifteen of his sermons were printed from 1695 to 1712.[2]
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^"Adams, John (ADMS678J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^Chalmers, Alexander. The General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the most Eminent Persons in Every Nation; Particularly the British and Irish; from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time. new ed. rev. and enl. London: Nichols [et al.], 1812-1817. 32 vols.
john, adams, provost, king, college, cambridge, john, adams, 1662, 1720, english, churchman, provost, king, college, cambridge, life, editjohn, adams, born, london, educated, eton, college, cambridge, where, admitted, king, college, 1678, took, degree, 1682, 1. John Adams D D 1662 1720 was an English churchman and provost of King s College Cambridge Life editJohn Adams was born in London and educated at Eton College and Cambridge where he was admitted to King s College in 1678 took the degree of B A in 1682 and M A in 1686 1 He afterwards travelled into Spain Italy France and Ireland and in 1687 was presented by the Lord Chancellor George Jeffries to the living of Higham in Leicestershire In London he was lecturer of St Clement Danes rector of St Alban s Woodstreet in the gift of Eton College and Rector of St Bartholomew presented by Lord Harcourt the chancellor He was also a prebendary of Canterbury chaplain in ordinary to Queen Anne and in 1708 canon of Windsor In 1711 he was presented to the living of Hornsey by Henry Compton Bishop of London and in the following year elected Provost of King s College a position he held until his death in 1719 He published in 1700 An Essay on Self Murther a reply to John Donne s Biathanatos demonstrating that suicide was in no way natural to the human psyche or Divine law He was considered as an eloquent preacher and often employed on public occasions Fifteen of his sermons were printed from 1695 to 1712 2 Sources edit Adams John ADMS678J A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Chalmers Alexander The General Biographical Dictionary Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the most Eminent Persons in Every Nation Particularly the British and Irish from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time new ed rev and enl London Nichols et al 1812 1817 32 vols Academic offices Preceded byCharles Roderick Provost of King s College Cambridge1712 1720 Succeeded byAndrew Snape nbsp This biographical article about an English academic administrator is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Adams Provost of King 27s College Cambridge amp oldid 1179161120, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
