George Gillingham DD (d. 16 December 1668) was a Canon of Windsor from 1639 - 1668.[1]
Career edit
He was educated at Broadgates Hall, Oxford where he graduated BA 1614 and MA in 1617. He was awarded DD from Pembroke College, Oxford in 1636.
He was appointed:
- Rector of Ging Hospital (Fryerning), Essex 1630
- Rector of Chalton with Clanfield, Hampshire 1633 - 1668[2]
- Chaplain to King Charles I
He was appointed to the twelfth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1639, despite being ejected in 1644 and effectively unable to function as a Canon, he held the stall until 1668.
Notes edit
- ^ Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
- ^ Athenae Oxonienses: An Exact History of All the Writers and Bishops who Have Had Their Education in the University of Oxford..., Volume 5. Anthony à Wood, Philip Bliss, Rivington, 1815