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'''Walter Blandford''' (1616 in [[Melbury Abbas]], [[Dorset]], England – 1675) was an [[England|English]] academic and bishop.
'''Walter Blandford''' (1616 in [[Melbury Abbas]], [[Dorset]], England – 1675) was an [[England|English]] academic and bishop.

==Life==
==Life==
A [[Oxbridge Fellow|Fellow]] of [[Wadham College, Oxford]] at the time of the Parliamentary Visitation of 1648, he compromised sufficiently to retain his position, and was appointed chaplain to [[John Lovelace, 2nd Baron Lovelace]].{{sfn|Cooper|1886}}
A [[Oxbridge Fellow|Fellow]] of [[Wadham College, Oxford]] at the time of the [[Parliamentary visitation of 1648]], he compromised sufficiently to retain his position, and was appointed chaplain to [[John Lovelace, 2nd Baron Lovelace]].{{sfn|Cooper|1886}}
Later, he succeeded [[John Wilkins]], being [[Warden (college)|Warden]] of Wadham College, from 1659 to 1665.<ref>[http://www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/about-wadham/college-history/wardens-of-wadham.html Wardens of Wadham], [[Wadham College, Oxford]], UK.</ref>
Later he succeeded [[John Wilkins]] as [[Warden of Wadham College]] from 1659 to 1665.<ref>[http://www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/about-wadham/college-history/wardens-of-wadham.html Wardens of Wadham], [[Wadham College, Oxford]], UK.</ref>
He was [[Vice-Chancellor]] of the [[University of Oxford]] in 1662,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/vc/position/previousvice-chancellors/|title=Previous Vice-Chancellors | publisher=[[University of Oxford]], UK|accessdate=July 29, 2011}}</ref> and succeeded in establishing a degree of calm after the turbulence that had accompanied the [[English Restoration|Restoration]] of 1660.<ref name="Johnson">James William Johnson, A Profane Wit: The Life of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (2004), note 4 p. 364, note 30 p. 390.</ref>
He was [[Vice-Chancellor]] of the [[University of Oxford]] in 1662,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/vc/position/previousvice-chancellors/|title=Previous Vice-Chancellors | publisher=[[University of Oxford]], UK|access-date=July 29, 2011}}</ref> and succeeded in establishing a degree of calm after the turbulence that had accompanied the [[English Restoration|Restoration]] of 1660.<ref name="Johnson">James William Johnson, A Profane Wit: The Life of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (2004), note 4 p. 364, note 30 p. 390.</ref>


He became [[Bishop of Oxford]] in November 1665 (his appointment being the first announcement in the first edition of the ''[[Oxford Gazette]]'', later the ''[[London Gazette]]''),<ref name="bishofOxford">{{LondonGazette |issue=1 |date=7 November 1665 |startpage=1 |city=o|accessdate=2009-02-02}}</ref> and [[Bishop of Worcester]] in 1671. He was also appointed [[Dean of the Chapel Royal]] in 1669, serving until 1675.
He became [[Bishop of Oxford]] in November 1665 (his appointment being the first announcement in the first edition of the ''[[The London Gazette|Oxford Gazette]]'', later the ''[[London Gazette]]''),<ref name="bishofOxford">{{London Gazette |issue=1 |date=7 November 1665 |page=1 |city=o}}</ref> and [[Bishop of Worcester]] in 1671. He was also appointed [[Clerk of the Closet]] in 1668 (until 1669) and [[Dean of the Chapel Royal]] in 1669, serving until 1675.


He also had a distinguished series of positions as [[chaplain]], first with [[John Lovelace, 2nd Baron Lovelace|John Lord Lovelace]]. He served as chaplain to [[Sir Edward Hyde]], later the Earl of Clarendon and highly influential statesman. He was also one of the bishops brought into the household of Hyde's daughter, [[Anne Hyde|Anne, Duchess of York]]. Following in this position [[George Morley]], Blandford had no more success than others in heading off the Duchess’s ultimate conversion to [[Catholicism]].<ref name = Johnson/><ref>J. R. Henslowe, ''Anne Hyde, Duchess of York'' (1915?), p. 293; [http://www.archive.org/details/annehydeduchesso00hensuoft online text].</ref>
He also had a distinguished series of positions as [[chaplain]], first with [[John Lovelace, 2nd Baron Lovelace|John Lord Lovelace]]. He served as chaplain to [[Sir Edward Hyde]], later the Earl of Clarendon and highly influential statesman. He was also one of the bishops brought into the household of Hyde's daughter, [[Anne Hyde|Anne, Duchess of York]]. Following in this position [[George Morley (bishop)|George Morley]], Blandford had no more success than others in heading off the Duchess's ultimate conversion to [[Catholicism]].<ref name = Johnson/><ref>J. R. Henslowe, ''Anne Hyde, Duchess of York'' (1915?), p. 293; [https://archive.org/details/annehydeduchesso00hensuoft online text].</ref>


==References==
==References==
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;Attribution
===Attribution===
{{Cite DNB|ref=harv |first=Thompson |last=Cooper |wstitle=Blandford, Walter |volume=5 |page=201}}
{{Cite DNB|first=Thompson |last=Cooper |wstitle=Blandford, Walter |volume=5 |page=201}}
==Sources==


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For the British entomologist, see Walter F. H. Blandford.

Bishop Walter Blandford

Walter Blandford (1616 in Melbury Abbas, Dorset, England – 1675) was an English academic and bishop.

Life

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A Fellow of Wadham College, Oxford at the time of the Parliamentary visitation of 1648, he compromised sufficiently to retain his position, and was appointed chaplain to John Lovelace, 2nd Baron Lovelace.[1] Later he succeeded John Wilkins as Warden of Wadham College from 1659 to 1665.[2] He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford in 1662,[3] and succeeded in establishing a degree of calm after the turbulence that had accompanied the Restoration of 1660.[4]

He became Bishop of Oxford in November 1665 (his appointment being the first announcement in the first edition of the Oxford Gazette, later the London Gazette),[5] and Bishop of Worcester in 1671. He was also appointed Clerk of the Closet in 1668 (until 1669) and Dean of the Chapel Royal in 1669, serving until 1675.

He also had a distinguished series of positions as chaplain, first with John Lord Lovelace. He served as chaplain to Sir Edward Hyde, later the Earl of Clarendon and highly influential statesman. He was also one of the bishops brought into the household of Hyde's daughter, Anne, Duchess of York. Following in this position George Morley, Blandford had no more success than others in heading off the Duchess's ultimate conversion to Catholicism.[4][6]

References

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  1. ^ Cooper 1886.
  2. ^ Wardens of Wadham, Wadham College, Oxford, UK.
  3. ^ "Previous Vice-Chancellors". University of Oxford, UK. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  4. ^ a b James William Johnson, A Profane Wit: The Life of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (2004), note 4 p. 364, note 30 p. 390.
  5. ^ "No. 1". The Oxford Gazette. 7 November 1665. p. 1.
  6. ^ J. R. Henslowe, Anne Hyde, Duchess of York (1915?), p. 293; online text.

Attribution

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Cooper, Thompson (1886). "Blandford, Walter" . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 5. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 201.

Academic offices
Preceded by Warden of Wadham College, Oxford
1659–1665 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford
1662–1664 		Succeeded by
Church of England titles
Preceded by Bishop of Oxford
1665–1671 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Worcester
1671–1675 		Succeeded by
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