Joseph Hunt

D.D. A Doctor of Divinity (DD or DDiv; ) is the holder of an advanced academic degree in divinity (i.e., Christian theology and ministry or other theologies. The term is more common in the English-speaking world than elsewhere. In the United Kin ...

Kingsclere Kingsclere is a large village and civil parish in Hampshire, England. At the centre of the village lies the Church Of England parish church of St. Mary's with its distinctive tower. St. Mary's church has C12 origins. It is cruciform and has N ...

16 March 1681 - d

Astrop King's Sutton is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, in the valley of the River Cherwell. It is sited about south-east of Banbury, Oxfordshire. The parish includes the hamlets of Astrop, contiguous w ...

15 March 1726) was Master of Balliol College, Oxford from 1722 until his death. Davey graduated

B.A. A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree ...

from Balliol in 1700;

M.A. A Master of Arts ( or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA or AM) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Those admitted to the degree have ...

in 1703; and B.D. in 1718.Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714 Part I Horrobin-Hyte Pages 748-784
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ordained Ordination is the process by which individuals are Consecration in Christianity, consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the religious denomination, denominationa ...

into the

Church of England The Church of England (C of E) is the State religion#State churches, established List of Christian denominations, Christian church in England and the Crown Dependencies. It is the mother church of the Anglicanism, Anglican Christian tradition, ...

in 1705; and held Livings at

Nether Stowey Nether Stowey is a large village in Somerset, South West England. It sits in the foothills of the Quantock Hills (England's first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty), just below Over Stowey. The parish of Nether Stowey covers approximately 4&nbs ...

and

Fillingham Fillingham is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey Non-metropolitan district, district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated north from the city and county town of Lincoln, England, Lincoln, and just over west from the A15 road ...

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1681 births 1727 deaths Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford Masters of Balliol College, Oxford 18th-century English Anglican priests People from Kingsclere {{UOxford-stub