Leonard Mawe

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Dr Leonard Mawe (died 1629) was a Bishop of Bath and Wells and a Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge and Trinity College, Cambridge.

He gained a BA from Peterhouse in 1592 and was elected a fellow in 1594, later becoming Master of Peterhouse in 1617. In 1621, he served as Prebend of Wells. He also served as Vice-Chancellor to the University of Cambridge from 1621-1622. In 1625, he was appointed Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, which post he held until his death in 1629. From 1628-1629, he was also Bishop of Bath & Wells.

Preceded by
John Richardson
Master of Trinity College, Cambridge
1625–1629
Succeeded by
Samuel Brooke