John Howson ( – 6 February 1632) was an English academic and bishop.

Life

He was born in the London parish of

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, and educated at St Paul's School. He was a student and then a canon of

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, and

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in 1602.

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appointed him to Chelsea College. He became rector of Brightwell Baldwin in 1608. Conflicts in Oxford with

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clergy led to his being accused in 1615 before the King of popery, by George Abbot,

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. He was able to convince the King that the charges were misplaced, and began to rise in the hierarchy, where he was an influence on the

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side. He was

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from 1619, and

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from his translation there in September 1628. He was buried in

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, but the grave and monument were destroyed in the

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in 1666. His name appears on a modern monument in the crypt, listing important graves lost in the fire.

Works

* Remarriage Be Not Permitted After Adultery (1602) * Certain sermons made in Oxford, anno Dom, 1616 (1622)

Family

His daughter Anne married Thomas Farnaby.

References

, - 1632 deaths 16th-century Anglican theologians 17th-century Anglican theologians 17th-century Church of England bishops Arminian ministers Arminian writers Bishops of Durham Bishops of Oxford Burials at St Paul's Cathedral Lord-lieutenants of Durham Year of birth uncertain {{BishopofDurham-stub