John Mesnard (also Meynard) DD (died 26 August 1727) was a

Canon of Windsor The Dean and Canons of Windsor are the ecclesiastical body of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. Foundation The college of canons was established in 1348 by letters patent of King Edward III. It was formally constituted on the feast of S ...

from 1689 to 1727

Family

His wife was Louisa, and they had three children: *Mary Mesnard *Susan Mesnard *Peter Mesnard

Career

He was a minister with the Reformed Church of Paris at Charenton for 16 years before coming to England with

William, Prince of Orange William, Prince of Orange (Willem Nicolaas Alexander Frederik Karel Hendrik; 4 September 1840 – 11 June 1879), was heir apparent to the Dutch throne as the eldest son of William III of the Netherlands, King William III from 17 March 1849 until ...

. He was created DD at Oxford.Protestant Exiles from France in the Reign of Louis VIC. David Agnew. Reeves & Turner, Edinburgh. 1871. He was appointed to the ninth stall in

St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle St George's Chapel, formally titled The King's Free Chapel of the College of St George, Windsor Castle, at Windsor Castle in England is a castle chapel built in the late-medieval Perpendicular Gothic style. It is a Royal peculiar, Royal Peculia ...

in 1689, a position he held until 1727.

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