John Tolson (1565 - 1644)

Born 1565 in Bridekirk, Cumberland, England

Died 1644 at about age 79 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Biography

John was born in about 1565. He was the son of Henry Tolson.

He matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford University on January 30 1589/90, obtained his BA on December 6 1593, his MA on February 23 1598/9 and his DD on March 2 1621/2.. ^[1]

He was elected Provost of Oriel College Oxford on June 29 1621 ^[2], Pro-Vice-Chancellor in September 1642 ^[1], and Vice Chancellor of Oxford University on February 7 1643. ^[3]

Along with his academic career, he was a cleric in the Church of England and held appointments as follows: ^[1]

• Vicar of Nottingham St Mary in 1616
• Rector of Hampton Poyle, Oxfordshire in 1619
• Canon of St Pauls, London in 1632.

He died on December 16 1644. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} John Tolson in Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886, 1500-1714, Volume IV T at https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/8942/images/RDUK1500_0002-0636?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=272e34eee024de5c2a0723a590241a06&usePUB=true&_phsrc=bcb2104&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&pId=228618 (Accessed July 28 2021)
2. ↑ Oriel College and St Mary hall, Pages 119-131 from A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3, the University of Oxford. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1954. at https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/oxon/vol3/pp119-131 (Accessed July 27 2021)
3. ↑ The historical register of the University of Oxford, completed to the end of Trinity term, 1888. Part 1 online at https://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/university-of-oxford/the-historical-register-of-the-university-of-oxford-completed-to-the-end-of-tri-hci/page-2-the-historical-register-of-the-university-of-oxford-completed-to-the-end-of-tri-hci.shtml (Accessed July 27 2021)
4. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "John Tolson (academic)," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Tolson_(academic)&oldid=1012457069 (accessed July 27, 2021).