Nicholas Stratford (1633 – 12 February 1707) was an Anglican prelate. He served as Bishop of Chester from 1689 to 1707.
Nicholas Stratford | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Chester | |
 | |
| Diocese | Chester |
| In office | 1689–1707 (death) |
| Predecessor | Thomas Cartwright |
| Successor | Sir William Dawes |
| Other post(s) | Dean of St Asaph (1674–1689) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | baptized 8 September 1633 |
| Died | 12 February 1707 (aged 73) Westminster |
| Buried | Chester Cathedral |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
He was born at Hemel Hempstead,[2] graduated M.A. at Trinity College, Oxford in 1656, and was Fellow there in 1657.[3] He contributed to the royalist poetry anthology Britannia Rediviva in 1660, writing in Latin.[4] He became Dean of St Asaph in 1673.[5]
He was one of the founders of the Blue Coat School in Chester.[6][7] It closed in 1949,[8] and its premises, The Bluecoat building, is now a charity hub owned by The Chester Bluecoat Charity. He promoted good relations with the Chester nonconformist Matthew Henry, and supported the Society for the Reformation of Manners.[9][10]
See also
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edit- ^ "The Armorial Bearings of the Bishops of Chester". Cheshire Heraldry Society. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Parishes: Hemel Hempstead | British History Online".
- ^ Concise Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ "Poems Printed in Britannia Rediviva 1660. Indices to Seventeenth-Century Poetry". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
- ^ "Esgobaeth Llanelwy | Diocese of St Asaph". Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
- ^ "Leisure and culture: Education | British History Online".
- ^ "Chester, CHCT0041, Bluecoat Boy". Archived from the original on 21 May 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
- ^ "Travel in Chester - England - United Kingdom - Europe - Culture - WorldTravelGate.net®". Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
- ^ "Early modern Chester 1550-1762: Religion, 1662-1762 | British History Online".
- ^ "Cromohs Seminari - Sanna - the Eighteenth Century Church of England in Historical Writing". Archived from the original on 21 May 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
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