He was born at Farnborough. He was educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge, where he was admitted in 1683, graduated B.A. in 1687, M.A. in 1690, and became a Fellow.[1] He was an assistant-master at Eton from about 1690, and second master, 1693 to 1707. He was Fellow of Eton in 1707, and was awarded the degree of D.D. at Oxford, in 1711. He served as canon of Ely, from 1715 to 1717; and became vicar of Mapledurham in 1716.[2]
stephen, weston, english, antiquarian, clergyman, antiquary, 1665, 1742, english, bishop, educator, arthur, pond, memorial, exeter, cathedrallife, edithe, born, farnborough, educated, eton, college, king, college, cambridge, where, admitted, 1683, graduated, 1. For the English antiquarian and clergyman see Stephen Weston antiquary Stephen Weston 1665 1742 was an English bishop and educator Stephen Weston by Arthur Pond Memorial in Exeter CathedralLife EditHe was born at Farnborough He was educated at Eton College and King s College Cambridge where he was admitted in 1683 graduated B A in 1687 M A in 1690 and became a Fellow 1 He was an assistant master at Eton from about 1690 and second master 1693 to 1707 He was Fellow of Eton in 1707 and was awarded the degree of D D at Oxford in 1711 He served as canon of Ely from 1715 to 1717 and became vicar of Mapledurham in 1716 2 He became Bishop of Exeter in 1724 through the influence of Robert Walpole who was a pupil of his at Eton In 1732 he also assumed the title of Archdeacon of Exeter He has a monument in the south aisle of Exeter Cathedral 3 Family EditHis second son was the politician Edward Weston 4 The physician Sir George Baker was his grandson 5 Notes Edit Weston Stephen WSTN682S A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Lee Sidney ed 1899 Weston Stephen 1665 1742 Dictionary of National Biography Vol 60 London Smith Elder amp Co Stephen Weston Archived 26 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine The Gentleman s Magazine W Pickering 1837 p 429 Baker Sir George Royal College of Physicians of London Archived from the original on 5 October 2007 Retrieved 6 October 2011 Church of England titlesPreceded byLancelot Blackburne Bishop of Exeter1724 1742 Succeeded byNicholas Clagett Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stephen Weston amp oldid 1123248581, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
