Giles Thomson
Giles Thomson (Tomson, Thompson) (1553–1612) was an English academic and bishop.
Life
He was born in London, and educated at Merchant Taylors' School, and to University College, Oxford where he matriculated in 1571. He became a Fellow of All Souls College in 1580, and Divinity Reader at Magdalen College. Queen Elizabeth made him one of her chaplains.[1]
He became Dean of Windsor in 1602, and took part in the Hampton Court Conference of 1604.[2] He was a translator for the King James Bible, a member of the Second Oxford Company.[3][4]
He became Bishop of Gloucester in 1611, but died before visiting the see.[5][6] There is a monument to him in the Chapel of St George, Windsor.[7]
References
- ↑ Arthur Tozer Russell, Memoirs of the life and works of the Right Honorable and Right Rev. Father in God Lancelot Andrewes, D.D., Lord Bishop of Winchester (1860), p. 3.
- ↑ "ICONS of England | Culture24". Icons.org.uk. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
- ↑ "The Advancement of Grace". The Advancement of Grace. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
- ↑ Archived June 5, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Bishops | Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857: volume 8 (pp. 40-44)". British-history.ac.uk. 2003-06-22. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
- ↑ "Bishops of Gloucester". Tudorplace.com.ar. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
- ↑ "A Guide to St George's Chapel in c.1811 - The Royal Windsor Web Site". Thamesweb.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
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| Preceded by Henry Parry |
Bishop of Gloucester 1611–1612 |
Succeeded by Miles Smith |
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