John Thomas (bishop of Winchester)

For the 18th-century Bishop of Lincoln and Salisbury, see John Thomas (bishop of Salisbury). For the 18th-century Bishop of Rochester, see John Thomas (bishop of Rochester). For other people named John Thomas, see John Thomas (disambiguation).

John Thomas
Bishop of Winchester
1761 portrait by Nathaniel Dance-Holland
DioceseDiocese of Winchester
In office1761–1781 (d.)
PredecessorBenjamin Hoadly
SuccessorBrownlow North
Other post(s)
Orders
Consecration4 October 1747
Personal details
Born(1696-08-17)17 August 1696
Westminster
Died1 May 1781(1781-05-01) (aged 84)
Winchester House, Chelsea, Middlesex, Great Britain
NationalityEnglish
DenominationAnglican
Alma materKeble College, Oxford

John Thomas (17 August 1696 – 1 May 1781) was an English Anglican bishop. He became Bishop of Peterborough in 1747, and was made preceptor to the future George, Prince of Wales (later George III) in 1752. In 1757, he became Bishop of Salisbury, and in 1761 Bishop of Winchester.[1]

  1. ^ "Thomas, John (1696-1781)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.