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{{Short description|Dean of Bristol (1662–1730)}}
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{{Infobox Christian leader
| name = Robert Booth
| name = Robert Booth
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| consecration =
| consecration =
| birth_date = 1662
| birth_date = 1662
| birth_place = [[Dunham Massey Hall|Dunham Massey]], [[Cheshire]]
| birth_place = [[Dunham Massey Hall|Dunham Massey]], Cheshire
| death_date = 8 August 1730 (aged 68)
| death_date = 8 August 1730 (aged 68)
| death_place = [[Bristol|The Deanery, Bristol]]
| death_place = [[Bristol|The Deanery, Bristol]]
| buried = [[Bristol Cathedral]]
| buried = [[Bristol Cathedral]]
| nationality = [[British people|British]]
| nationality = British
| spouse = Ann Booth, Mary Hales
| spouse = Ann Booth, Mary Hales
| previous_post = [[Archdeacon of Durham]]
| previous_post = [[Archdeacon of Durham]]
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'''Robert Booth''' (1662–1730), an [[aristocratic]] [[18th-century]] [[Anglican ministry|Anglican priest]], served as [[Archdeacon of Durham]] from 1691 and [[Plurality (church governance)|also]] as [[Dean of Bristol]] from 1708.
'''Robert Booth''' (1662–1730), an [[aristocratic]] 18th-century [[Anglican ministry|Anglican priest]], served as [[Archdeacon of Durham]] from 1691 and [[Plurality (church governance)|also]] as [[Dean of Bristol]] from 1708.


==Early life and family==
==Early life and family==
The 6th son of [[George Booth, 1st Baron Delamer]] and Lady Elizabeth [[House of Grey|Grey]], eldest daughter of [[Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford|General the Lord Stamford]],<ref name=peeragecomp17212>{{cite web |last=Lundy |first=Darryl |url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p17212.htm#i172117 |title=Very Rev. Hon. Robert Booth |work=thePeerage.com |access-date=21 February 2012}}</ref><ref name=Delamer1661>{{cite web |url=http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/Delamer1661.htm |title=Delamer, Baron (E, 1661 - 1770) |work=Cracroft's Peerage |access-date=21 February 2012}}</ref> he was educated at [[Christ Church, Oxford]], graduating as [[Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin)|Master of Arts]], before receiving, in 1712, the [[Academic degree|degree]] of [[Doctor of Divinity]].<ref name=peeragecomp17212/> He married twice, firstly to his distant cousin Ann, daughter of [[Robert Booth (judge)| Sir Robert Booth]], [[Lord Chief Justice of Ireland]] and his second wife Susannah Oxenden, who bore him one son ([[Barton Booth]]), and secondly to Mary [[Hales baronets|Hales]], who bore 14 children: their youngest son, [[Nathaniel Booth]], succeeded in 1758 as the [[Baron Delamer|4th and last Baron Delamer]].<ref name=peeragecomp17212/><ref name=Delamer1661/> His son [[Robert Booth (MP for Bodmin)|Robert]] was MP for Bodmin.
The 6th son of [[George Booth, 1st Baron Delamer]] and Lady Elizabeth [[House of Grey|Grey]], eldest daughter of [[Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford|General the Lord Stamford]],<ref name=peeragecomp17212>{{cite web |last=Lundy |first=Darryl |url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p17212.htm#i172117 |title=Very Rev. Hon. Robert Booth |work=thePeerage.com |access-date=21 February 2012}}</ref><ref name=Delamer1661>{{cite web |url=http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/Delamer1661.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507141822/http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/Delamer1661.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 May 2010 |title=Delamer, Baron (E, 1661 – 1770) |work=Cracroft's Peerage |access-date=21 February 2012}}</ref> he was educated at [[Christ Church, Oxford]],<ref>[https://www.british-history.ac.uk/alumni-oxon/1500-1714/pp142-170 Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714, Bludworth-Brakell]</ref> graduating as [[Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin)|Master of Arts]], before receiving, in 1712, the [[Academic degree|degree]] of [[Doctor of Divinity]].<ref name=peeragecomp17212/> He married twice, firstly to his distant cousin Ann Booth, daughter of [[Robert Booth (judge)| Sir Robert Booth]], [[Lord Chief Justice of Ireland]] and his second wife Susannah Oxenden, who bore him one son ([[Barton Booth]]), and secondly to Mary [[Hales baronets|Hales]], who bore 14 children: their youngest son, [[Nathaniel Booth, 4th Baron Delamer|Nathaniel Booth]], succeeded in 1758 as the [[Booth baronets|4th and last Baron Delamer]].<ref name=peeragecomp17212/><ref name=Delamer1661/> His son [[Robert Booth (MP for Bodmin)|Robert]] was MP for Bodmin.


==Ministry==
==Ministry==
Booth was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] a [[Anglican ministry#Deacons|deacon]] at [[Oxford Cathedral|Oxford]] in 1685 by [[Bishop]] [[John Fell (bishop)|John Fell]].<ref name="CCED">{{CCEd |type=person |id=7925 |name=Booth, Robert |yob=1685 |yod=1730 |accessed=2 February 2014 }}</ref> He was appointed [[St Peter's Church, Satterleigh|Rector of Satterleigh and Warkleigh]] in [[Devon]],<ref>[http://reed.dur.ac.uk/xtf/view?docId=ark/32150_s2v979v305d.xml ''Durham Cathedral Library Special Collections'']</ref> then collated [[Archdeacon of Durham]] on 15 May 1691,<ref name=bhodurhamarchdeacons>{{Cite book |last1=Horn |first1=J. M. |last2=Smith |first2=D. M. |last3=Mussett |first3=P. |year=2004 |chapter-url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=35854 |chapter=Archdeacons of Durham |title=Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: Volume 11: Carlisle, Chester, Durham, Manchester, Ripon, and Sodor and Man Dioceses |publisher=[[British History Online]] |pages=82–83}}</ref> in October of the same year Booth was presented to a [[Advowson|family advowson]] as [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|Rector]] of [[Thornton-le-Moors]] in the [[diocese of Chester]].<ref name="CCED" /> Seventeen years later, on 20 May 1708, he was promoted [[Dean of Bristol]] and installed in the [[cathedral]] on 20 June 1708.<ref name=bhobristoldeans>{{Cite book |last1=Horn |first1=J. M. |year=1996 |chapter-url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=35302 |chapter=Deans of Bristol |title=Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: Volume 8: Bristol, Gloucester, Oxford and Peterborough Dioceses |publisher=[[British History Online]] |pages=15–19}}</ref> Dr Booth held both [[Incumbent (ecclesiastical)|office]]s until his death on 8 August 1730, aged 68, being buried at [[Bristol Cathedral]].<ref name=bhodurhamarchdeacons/><ref name=bhobristoldeans/>
Booth was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] a [[Anglican ministry#Deacons|deacon]] at [[Oxford Cathedral|Oxford]] in 1685 by Bishop [[John Fell (bishop)|John Fell]].<ref name="CCED">{{CCEd |type=person |id=7925 |name=Booth, Robert |yob=1685 |yod=1730 |accessed=2 February 2014 }}</ref> He was appointed [[St Peter's Church, Satterleigh|Rector of Satterleigh and Warkleigh]] in Devon,<ref>[http://reed.dur.ac.uk/xtf/view?docId=ark/32150_s2v979v305d.xml ''Durham Cathedral Library Special Collections'']</ref> then collated [[Archdeacon of Durham]] on 15 May 1691,<ref name=bhodurhamarchdeacons>{{Cite book |last1=Horn |first1=J. M. |last2=Smith |first2=D. M. |last3=Mussett |first3=P. |year=2004 |chapter-url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=35854 |chapter=Archdeacons of Durham |title=Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: Volume 11: Carlisle, Chester, Durham, Manchester, Ripon, and Sodor and Man Dioceses |publisher=[[British History Online]] |pages=82–83}}</ref> in October of the same year Booth was presented to a [[Advowson|family advowson]] as [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|Rector]] of [[Thornton-le-Moors]] in the [[diocese of Chester]].<ref name="CCED" /> Seventeen years later, on 20 May 1708, he was promoted [[Dean of Bristol]] and installed in the cathedral on 20 June 1708.<ref name=bhobristoldeans>{{Cite book |last1=Horn |first1=J. M. |year=1996 |chapter-url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=35302 |chapter=Deans of Bristol |title=Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: Volume 8: Bristol, Gloucester, Oxford and Peterborough Dioceses |publisher=[[British History Online]] |pages=15–19}}</ref> Dr Booth held both [[Incumbent (ecclesiastical)|office]]s until his death on 8 August 1730, aged 68, being buried at [[Bristol Cathedral]].<ref name=bhodurhamarchdeacons/><ref name=bhobristoldeans/>


==Styles and titles==
==Styles and titles==
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* [[The Honourable]] and [[Venerable]] Robert Booth (1691–1708)
* [[The Honourable]] and [[Venerable]] Robert Booth (1691–1708)
* [[The Honourable]] and [[Very Reverend]] Robert Booth (1708–1712)
* [[The Honourable]] and [[Very Reverend]] Robert Booth (1708–1712)
* [[The Honourable]] and [[Very Reverend]] [[Doctor (title)|Dr]] Robert Booth (1712–1730)
* [[The Honourable]] and [[Very Reverend]] Dr Robert Booth (1712–1730)


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Christianity}}
{{Portal|Christianity}}
* [[Baron Delamer]]
* [[Booth baronets|Baron Delamer]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford]]
[[Category:Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford]]
[[Category:Booth family of Dunham Massey|Robert]]
[[Category:Booth family of Dunham Massey|Robert]]
[[Category:Younger sons of barons]]

Latest revision as of 14:18, 6 December 2022

Robert Booth
Dean of Bristol
Appointed1708
Term ended1730
PredecessorGeorge Royse
SuccessorSamuel Creswicke
Other post(s)Archdeacon of Durham
Previous post(s)Archdeacon of Durham
Orders
Ordination1685
Personal details
Born1662
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
Died8 August 1730 (aged 68)
The Deanery, Bristol
BuriedBristol Cathedral
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
SpouseAnn Booth, Mary Hales
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
Coat of armsRobert Booth's coat of arms

Robert Booth (1662–1730), an aristocratic 18th-century Anglican priest, served as Archdeacon of Durham from 1691 and also as Dean of Bristol from 1708.

Early life and family

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The 6th son of George Booth, 1st Baron Delamer and Lady Elizabeth Grey, eldest daughter of General the Lord Stamford,[1][2] he was educated at Christ Church, Oxford,[3] graduating as Master of Arts, before receiving, in 1712, the degree of Doctor of Divinity.[1] He married twice, firstly to his distant cousin Ann Booth, daughter of Sir Robert Booth, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland and his second wife Susannah Oxenden, who bore him one son (Barton Booth), and secondly to Mary Hales, who bore 14 children: their youngest son, Nathaniel Booth, succeeded in 1758 as the 4th and last Baron Delamer.[1][2] His son Robert was MP for Bodmin.

Ministry

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Booth was ordained a deacon at Oxford in 1685 by Bishop John Fell.[4] He was appointed Rector of Satterleigh and Warkleigh in Devon,[5] then collated Archdeacon of Durham on 15 May 1691,[6] in October of the same year Booth was presented to a family advowson as Rector of Thornton-le-Moors in the diocese of Chester.[4] Seventeen years later, on 20 May 1708, he was promoted Dean of Bristol and installed in the cathedral on 20 June 1708.[7] Dr Booth held both offices until his death on 8 August 1730, aged 68, being buried at Bristol Cathedral.[6][7]

Styles and titles

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Lundy, Darryl. "Very Rev. Hon. Robert Booth". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Delamer, Baron (E, 1661 – 1770)". Cracroft's Peerage. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  3. ^ Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714, Bludworth-Brakell
  4. ^ a b "Booth, Robert (1685–1730) (CCEd Person ID 7925)". The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540–1835. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  5. ^ Durham Cathedral Library Special Collections
  6. ^ a b Horn, J. M.; Smith, D. M.; Mussett, P. (2004). "Archdeacons of Durham". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: Volume 11: Carlisle, Chester, Durham, Manchester, Ripon, and Sodor and Man Dioceses. British History Online. pp. 82–83.
  7. ^ a b Horn, J. M. (1996). "Deans of Bristol". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: Volume 8: Bristol, Gloucester, Oxford and Peterborough Dioceses. British History Online. pp. 15–19.
Church of England titles
Preceded by Archdeacon of Durham
1691–1730 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Dean of Bristol
1708–1730 		Succeeded by
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