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Bp of Durham: Richard Trevor (1707-1771), who was the court
candidate, even though of a Tory background.
Dr Dickens: Samuel Dickens (1719?-1791), who had matriculated at
Christ Church, Oxford, in 1736, receiving his B.D. in 1752 and D.D. in
1753. He held the regius chair of Greek from 1751 to 1763, and was
appointed prebendary of Durham 1757 and archdeacon of Durham to
which was annexed the rectory of Easington 1761 until his death (Foster,
Alumni Oxon.).
Ld Westmorland was chosen: the chancellor's election of 1759 was the
first contested one within memory, and hard fought between three
contenders: Bishop Trevor, Westmorland and Lord Lichfield
(1718-1772) who had the support of the "Old Interest." Although
Trevor was at first in the lead, Lichfield withdrew, throwing his interest
to Westmorland who won handily 321 votes to 200 [Oxford Univ.
Archives WP y 3 (3), case submitted to Charles Yorke by the vicechancellor
and answer, 2 January, 1759; Ward, Georgian Oxford, pp.
207-09].
Dr Ducarel: Adrian Colte Ducarel (1713-1785), who was keeper of the
library at Lambeth 1757-85. Born in Normandy, he was naturalized by
12 George II private act 34. He was trained in canon law at Oxford and
was admitted advocate at Doctors' Commons in 1743. As librarian he
greatly improved the catalogues of the printed books and manuscripts at
Lambeth, and completed a digest of all the registers and records for the
province of Canterbury. According to John Nichols who wrote a
memoir, Ducarel was "disappointed in his wishes of entering into holy
orders" (Literary Anecdotes, VI, p. 380).
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Printing his Endowmt: Dr Ducarel's Repertory of the Endowments of
Vicarages in the Diocese of Canterbury was published in London in 1763.
John Benson (b. 1724), son of John Benson, citizen and girdler of
London, was also the nephew of Seeker's wife. He matriculated at
Christ Church, Oxford, in 1743, and married Susannah, daughter of
William Oliver of Bath (Burke, Landed Gentry).
Mr Marsh: William Marsh, B.A. (1718?-1802), who held this parish
with Bicknor to which he was appointed in 1743. Hasted described St.
Mary's as "an entire flat of marshgrounds, without a hedge or tree
among them" (History and Topographical Survey of. . . Kent, III, p. 501).