Thomas Doughty DD (1636 – 2 December 1701) was a
Canon of Windsor
The Dean and Canons of Windsor are the ecclesiastical body of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
Foundation
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from 1673 to 1701.
[''Fasti Wyndesorienses'', May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle]
Career
He was educated at
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (QEGS) is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school (day school, no boarding) for boys in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. The school was founded by Royal Charter of Elizabeth I of England, Queen Elizabet ...
and
Magdalene College, Cambridge
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where he graduated BA in 1657, MA in 1660, DD in 1671.
He was appointed:
*Chaplain to the
Duke of York
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*Vicar of Romsey, Hampshire 1662
*Rector of Bishopstoke 1666–1698
*Rector of Clewer, Berkshire 1680
He was appointed to the seventh 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 1673 and held the canonry until 1701.
Notes
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1636 births
1701 deaths
Canons of Windsor
Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge
People educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield