Matthew Postlethwayte (1679–1745)[1] was Archdeacon of Norwich from 1742 until 1744.[2]
A Cumbrian, Postlethwayte was educated at St Paul's and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.[3] He was ordained on 22 December 1706. He held incumbencies at Needham, Shottesham, Denton[4] and Redenhall.
He died on 27 June 1745.
References edit
- ^ Denton, Norfolk
- ^ British History On-line
- ^ Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900 Part 1 Vol III p383 Kaile – Ryves John Venn: Cambridge, CUP, 1944 (2011) ISBN 978-1-108-03613-9
- ^ Church web site