Nicholas Stratford (1633 – 12 February 1707) was an

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prelate. He served as

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from 1689 to 1707. He was born at

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, graduated M.A. at

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in 1656, and was Fellow there in 1657. He contributed to the royalist poetry anthology ''Britannia Rediviva'' in 1660, writing in Latin. He became

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in 1673. He was one of the founders of the Blue Coat School in Chester. It closed in 1949, and its premises, The Bluecoat building, is now a charity hub owned by The Chester Bluecoat Charity. He promoted good relations with the Chester nonconformist

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, and supported the

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1633 births 1707 deaths Bishops of Chester 17th-century Church of England bishops 18th-century Church of England bishops People associated with the University of Chester Deans of St Asaph {{ChurchofEngland-bishop-stub