George Jubb (1717–1787) was an

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priest. Jubb was born in

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and educated at

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. He was Chaplain to

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then served a

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. He held incumbencies at Cliffe until 1751; and at

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and Todington after 1751. He was also Chaplain to

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then

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from 1743 to 1757. He was appointed

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in 1779;

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in 1780; and

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of the

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in 1781.National Archives
/ref> He died on 12 November 1887.

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1717 births Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Archdeacons of Middlesex Regius Professors of Hebrew (University of Oxford) 1787 deaths Clergy from York People from Cliffe, Kent {{Canterbury-archdeacon-18C-stub