Misplaced Pages

Thomas Skynner

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

Thomas Skynner (born Great Milton 6 June 1728; died Pinhoe 7 August 1789) was the Archdeacon of Totnes from 1772 until 1775.

Skynner was born in Great Milton and educated at Christ Church, Oxford. He was appointed a prebendary of Exeter Cathedral in 1768; Canon in 1769; and Precentor in 1775. He was Rector of Bratton Clovelly and Vicar of Pinhoe in 1781.

References

  1. Some Account of the Barony and Town of Okehampton; Bridges, W. B.; Thomas, C.; Fothergill, H. G.; new ed. by Wright, W. H. K.; Tiverton: W. Masland, 1889
  2. Foster, Joseph (1888–1891). "Skynner, Thomas" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: James Parker – via Wikisource.
  3. Thomas Skynner, DD
  4. Civil and Ecclesiastical History of the City of Exeter and Its Environs; by A. Jenkins; p. 300: Exeter: W. Norton, 1841
Church of England titles
Preceded byGeorge Baker Archdeacon of Totnes
1772–1775
Succeeded byRalph Barnes
Archdeacons of Totnes
High Medieval
Late Medieval
Early modern
Late modern
Diocese of Exeter
Office holders
Selected deaneries
Historic offices
Portals:


Stub icon

This biography of a United Kingdom religious figure is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories:
Thomas Skynner Add topic