Brian Walton (bishop)


Brian Walton
Bishop of Chester
Engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar (1654)
Orders
Consecration2 December 1660
by Accepted Frewen
Personal details
Born1600 
Seymour, Yorkshire
Died29 November 1661 (aged 60–61)
DenominationAnglican
SpouseAnne Claxton
Jane Fuller
OccupationPriest, scholar
Alma materCambridge
Arms: Three geese passant close [no tinctures given][1]

Brian Walton (1600 – 29 November 1661) was an English Anglican priest, divine and scholar. He is mostly remembered for his polyglot Bible.

  1. ^ "The Armorial Bearings of the Bishop of Chester". Cheshire Heraldry Society. Retrieved 9 February 2021.