Nicholas Stratford

Nicholas Stratford (1633 – 12 February 1707) was an Anglican prelate. He served as Bishop of Chester from 1689 to 1707.

The Right Reverend

Nicholas Stratford
Bishop of Chester
DioceseChester
In office1689–1707 (death)
PredecessorThomas Cartwright
SuccessorSir William Dawes
Other postsDean of St Asaph (1674–1689)
Personal details
Bornbaptized (1633-09-08)8 September 1633
Hemel Hempstead
Died12 February 1707(1707-02-12) (aged 73)
Westminster
BuriedChester Cathedral
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
Alma materTrinity College, Oxford
The coat of arms attributed to Nicholas Stratford:
Gules, a fess humette between two trestles, argent[1]

He was born at Hemel Hempstead,[2] graduated M.A. at Trinity College, Oxford in 1656, and was Fellow there in 1657.[3] He contributed to the royalist poetry anthology Britannia Rediviva in 1660, writing in Latin.[4] He became Dean of St Asaph in 1673.[5]

He was one of the founders of the Blue Coat School in Chester.[6][7] It closed in 1949,[8] and its premises are now part of the University of Chester and local government buildings. He promoted good relations with the Chester nonconformist Matthew Henry, and supported the Society for the Reformation of Manners.[9][10]

See also
  • List of bishops of Chester

Notes
  1. Bedford, WK Riland. "The Blazon of Episcopacy" 1858
  2. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43272
  3. Concise Dictionary of National Biography
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=57335
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 May 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=19200
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 May 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Humphrey Lloyd		 Dean of St Asaph
1674–1689		 Succeeded by
George Bright
Preceded by
Thomas Cartwright		 Bishop of Chester
1689–1707		 Succeeded by
Sir William Dawes


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