Thomas White (bishop)

The Right Reverend Thomas White
Bishop of Peterborough

Diocese	Diocese of Peterborough
In office	1685–1690
Predecessor	William Lloyd
Successor	Richard Cumberland
Personal details
Born	1628 (1628)
Died	30 May 1698(1698-05-30)
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Alma mater	St John's College, Cambridge

Thomas White (1628–1698) was Bishop of Peterborough from 1685 to 1690.

Life

He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge.^[1]

White held the following livings:

Vicar of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Newark-on-Trent, 1660–66.
Rector of All-Hallows-the-Great, London, 1666–79.
Rector of St Mary the Virgin's Church, Bottesford, 1679–85.
Archdeacon of Nottingham, 1683–85.

In 1683 White became chaplain to Princess Anne. He was appointed Bishop of Peterborough in 1685.

He was one of the seven bishops who petitioned against the declaration of Indulgence issued by James II in 1688, and with the others was tried and sensationally acquitted. Although the trial had contributed to the Glorious Revolution, he was one of the non-juring bishops, refusing to take the oath of allegiance to William III and Mary II in 1689 and so was deprived of his see in February 1690. He died eight years later.

References

↑ "White, Thomas (WHT642T)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

Attribution

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "White, Thomas (bishop)". Encyclopædia Britannica. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

Church of England titles
Preceded by William Lloyd	Bishop of Peterborough 1685–1690	Succeeded by Richard Cumberland

Bishops of Peterborough
Early modern	John Chambers David Pole Edmund Scambler Richard Howland Thomas Dove William Piers Augustine Lindsell Francis Dee John Towers Benjamin Lany Joseph Henshaw William Lloyd Thomas White Richard Cumberland White Kennett Robert Clavering John Thomas Richard Terrick Robert Lamb John Hinchliffe
Late modern	Spencer Madan John Parsons Herbert Marsh George Davys Francis Jeune William Connor Magee Mandell Creighton Edward Glyn Frank Woods Cyril Bardsley Claude Blagden Spencer Leeson Robert Stopford Cyril Easthaugh Douglas Feaver Bill Westwood Ian Cundy Donald Allister

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 30941654 LCCN: n84134191 ISNI: 0000 0001 1948 0356

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