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Robert Booth | |
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| Dean of Bristol | |
| Appointed | 1708 |
| Term ended | 1730 |
| Predecessor | George Royse |
| Successor | Samuel Creswicke |
| Other post(s) | Archdeacon of Durham |
| Previous post(s) | Archdeacon of Durham |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1685 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1662 |
| Died | 8 August 1730 (aged 68) The Deanery, Bristol |
| Buried | Bristol Cathedral |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Ann Booth, Mary Hales |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| 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
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, 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, 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
Booth was ordained a deacon at Oxford in 1685 by Bishop John Fell.[3] He was appointed Rector of Satterleigh and Warkleigh in Devon,[4] then collated Archdeacon of Durham on 15 May 1691,[5] in October of the same year Booth was presented to a family advowson as Rector of Thornton-le-Moors in the diocese of Chester.[3] Seventeen years later, on 20 May 1708, he was promoted Dean of Bristol and installed in the cathedral on 20 June 1708.[6] Dr Booth held both offices until his death on 8 August 1730, aged 68, being buried at Bristol Cathedral.[5][6]
Styles and titles
- The Honourable Robert Booth (1662–1685)
- The Honourable and Reverend Robert Booth (1685–1691)
- The Honourable and Venerable Robert Booth (1691–1708)
- The Honourable and Very Reverend Robert Booth (1708–1712)
- The Honourable and Very Reverend Dr Robert Booth (1712–1730)
See also
References
- ^ a b c Lundy, Darryl. "Very Rev. Hon. Robert Booth". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Delamer, Baron (E, 1661 - 1770)". Cracroft's Peerage. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Booth, Robert (1685–1730) (CCEd Person ID 7925)". The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540–1835. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ Durham Cathedral Library Special Collections
- ^ 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.
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