Thomas Bullock, D.D. (24 March 1694, in

Herefordshire Herefordshire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England, bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh ...

– 30 May 1760, in

Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. It lies by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. The population of the Norwich ...

) was an

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Dean in the eighteenth century. Bullock was educated at

Christ Church, Oxford Christ Church (, the temple or house, ''wikt:aedes, ædes'', of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1546 by Henry V ...

. He held livings at Mitcham, Surrey;

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and

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. He was

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to the

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from 1727 to 1738; and

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from 2 August 1739 until his death.British History Online
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1694 births Clergy from Herefordshire Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford 18th-century English Anglican priests Deans of Norwich 1760 deaths {{ChurchofEngland-dean-stub