Colwell Brickenden (1663 - 1714) was a Clergyman and Master of
Pembroke College, Oxford
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.
Education
He was educated at
John Roysse
John Roysse (1500 or 1501–1571) was an English mercer and benefactor of Abingdon School in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.
Personal life
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's
Free School
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in
Abingdon. (now
Abingdon School
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) from 1675-1680. He earned a B.A (1684/5) and M.A (1687) at Pembroke. B.D. &
Doctor of Divinity
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(D.D.) 1710.
Career
He resided at Clawton Manor in 1690 where he was rector. Also rector of Inkpen and inherited the Titcomb Estate in
Kintbury
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following the death of his elder brother. He rebuilt the rectory and built Inkpen House in c.1695.
He obtained a
prebend
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of
Gloucester
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.
Brickenden became Master of Pembroke in 1710 after defeating a second candidate called William Hunt. The close relationship between Abingdon School and Pembroke College resulted in seven Old Abingdonians being appointed as consecutive masters at Pembroke between 1710 and 1843. They were Brickenden 1710-1714;
Matthew Panting
Matthew Panting (1682–1738) was a clergyman and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford.
Education
The son of Matthew Panting of Oxford, the young Matthew entered John Roysse's Free School in Abingdon (now Abingdon School) and was scholar of Pembr ...
, 1714-1738;
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, 1738-1775;
William Adams, 1775-1789;
William Sergrove 1789-1796;
John Smyth, 1796-1809 and
George William Hall, 1809-1843.
Personal life
He had seven children, one of whom was
Richard Brickenden.
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See also
* List of Old Abingdonians
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* List of Pembroke College, Oxford, people
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brickenden, Colwell
1663 births
1714 deaths
Masters of Pembroke College, Oxford
People educated at Abingdon School