William Craven (Master of St John's College, Cambridge)

William Craven, D.D. (3 July 1730 – 28 January 1815) was a priest and academic in the second half of the 18th and the first decades of the 19th centuries.[1]

William Craven

Craven was born at Gouthwaite Hall and educated at Sedbergh School.[2] He graduated B.A. from St John's College, Cambridge in 1753, and M.A. in 1756. He was ordained in 1759; and was a Fellow of St John's from 1759 to 1789; and its Master from then until his death. He was also Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1790 until 1791.[3]

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Academic offices
Preceded by
John Chevallier
Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge
17891815
Succeeded by
James Wood
Preceded by
William Pearce
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
17901791
Succeeded by
Thomas Postlethwaite


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