Edmund Marten
British priest
Edward Marten (31 March 1688 – 8 October 1751)[1] was Dean of Worcester from 1746 until his death in 1751.[2]
Marten was the son of John Marten of Lavington, Wiltshire.[1] He was educated at Winchester College, where he gained a scholarship in 1698,[3] and New College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1706, graduating BCL 1713, DCL 1718.[1]
In the church, he held the following positions:[1]
- Rector of Somerton, Oxfordshire, 1713–19
- Rector of Angmering, Sussex, 1719
- Rector of Woolbeding, Sussex, 1732
- Morning preacher at Grosvenor Chapel, London, 1731
- Canon of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, 1733–51
- Prebendary of St Paul's Cathedral, London, 1730–51
- Vicar of Twickenham, Middlesex, 1741–9
- Dean of Worcester and Master of St. Oswald's Hospital, Worcester,[4] 1746–51
On 23 February 1734/5, Marten married Jane Hawkins.[1][5]
References
- ^ a b c d e Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Marten, Edmund (2)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1500–1714. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ British History On-line
- ^ Kirby, T. F. (1888). Winchester Scholars. p. 215. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ Green, B. (1979). Bishops & Deans of Worcester. Worcester.
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