William Chaderton


William Chaderton

Bishop of Lincoln
DioceseDiocese of Lincoln
In office1595–1608 (death)
PredecessorWilliam Wickham
SuccessorWilliam Barlow
Other post(s)Bishop of Chester (1579–1595)
Personal details
Bornc. 1540
Died(1608-04-11)11 April 1608
Southoe, Cambridgeshire[1]
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
SpouseKatherine Revell[1]
Alma materPembroke College, Cambridge
Christ's College, Cambridge
Arms: Quarterly 1st and 4th Gules a cross potent Or 2nd and 3rd Argent a chevron between three crampirons Gules.[2]

William Chaderton[3] (c.1540 – 11 April 1608) was an English academic and bishop. He also served as Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity.[4]

He was born in Moston, Lancashire, what is now a part of the city of Manchester. After attending The King's School, Chester[5] and/or Manchester Grammar School,[1][4] he went on to Cambridge, first entering Magdalene College, then moving to Pembroke College, where he matriculated in 1555. He graduated B.A. in 1557/8 (at Christ's College), M.A. 1561, B.D. 1566, D.D. 1569 (at Queens' College).[4]

He was a Fellow of Christ's College 1558–1568, Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity 1567–1569, Regius Professor of Divinity 1569–1580,[4] and President of Queens' College, Cambridge from 1568 to 1579.[6] He was Rector of Holywell, Huntingdonshire in 1570.[7] He was Bishop of Chester from 1579 to 1595.[8] He was then Bishop of Lincoln from 1595 to 1608.[9]

He was also Warden of Manchester College, where he was succeeded by John Dee.

  1. ^ a b c d Venables, Edmund (1887). "Chaderton, William" . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 9. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  2. ^ "The Armorial Bearings of the Bishops of Chester". Cheshire Heraldry Society. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  3. ^ Chadderton, Chatterton.
  4. ^ a b c d "Chaderton or Chatterton, William (CHDN555W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  5. ^ "Inspirational Alumni Members". The King's School Chester. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  6. ^ Queens' College Cambridge - Fellows & Presidents 1448-1599 Archived 10 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Parishes - Holywell with Needingworth | British History Online
  8. ^ Bishops of Chester
  9. ^ Bishops of Lincoln