Thomas Hurdis D.D. (d. 29 March 1784) 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 1766 to 1784
Family
He was the eldest surviving son of Thomas Hurdis (c.1674-1733) Vicar of Ringmer 1727–1733.
Career
He was educated at
Merton College, Oxford
Merton College (in full: The House or College of Scholars of Merton in the University of Oxford) is a Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 126 ...
where he graduated DD.
He was appointed:
*Vicar of Seaford 1734 - 1779
[Tory and Whig. The Parliamentary Papers of Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of Oxford and William Hay, M.P. for Seaford. 1716 - 1753. Edward Harley, Boydell & Brewer, 1998]
*Canon of York
*Vicar of Amport, Hampshire
*Custos of St Mary's Hospital, Chichester
*Prebendary of Middleton in Chichester 1755 - 1784
*Vicar of Wantage
He was appointed to the fourth 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 1766 and held this until he died in 1784.
A monument to him was erected in
Chichester Cathedral
Chichester Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Chichester. It is located in Chichester, in West Sussex, England. It was founded as a cathedral in 1075, when the seat of th ...
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1784 deaths
Canons of Windsor
Alumni of Merton College, Oxford
Year of birth missing