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Philip Jennings (priest)

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Philip Jennings (b. Wantage 23 September 1783 – d. Hampstead 20 December 1849) [1] was Archdeacon of Norfolk from 13 August 1847 until his death.[2]

Grave of Philip Jennings in Highgate Cemetery

Jennings was educated at Worcester College, Oxford, matriculating in 1802, and graduating B.A. in 1806, M.A. in 1809.[3] He was for many years the Minister of St James's Chapel, Marylebone.[4] In 1847 he became Rector of Coston.

He died on 20 December 1849 at Hampstead and was buried on the west side of Highgate Cemetery.[5]

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  1. ^ The Monumental Inscriptions of Middlesex Vol II - Cansick 1872.
  2. ^ ‘Death of the Archdeacon of Norfolk’ The Morning Post (London, England), Thursday, December 27, 1849; pg. 5; Issue 23730
  3. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Jennings, Philip (2)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  4. ^ "A Topographical and Historical Account of the Parish of St. Mary-le-Bone" By Thomas Smith (of Marylebone, London)
  5. ^ The Monumental Inscriptions of Middlesex Vol II - Cansick 1872.