Benjamin Woodroffe ( 1638 - 1711 )

Birth: Canditch Street, St Mary Magdalen parish, Oxford, England (April 1638) Death: London (14 August 1711) Burial: St Bartholomew's Church, London Profession: Clergyman, Church of England Education: Westminster School; Christ Church, Oxford; BA (1659), MA (1662), BD and DD (1673); Incorporated at Cambridge (1664) Career: Tutor at Oxford (1662); Chaplain to James, Duke of York (1669) and served with him on the Royal Prince against the Dutch in the Battle of Solebay (1672); Lecturer of the Temple Church, London (1672); Canon of Christ Church (1672-1711); Vicar of Piddleton, Dorset (1673-1674); Chaplain to Charles II (1674); Sub-dean of Christ Church (1674); Vicar of Shrivenham, Berkshire (1675); Canon of Lichfield (1678-1711); Rector of St Bartholomew, London (1676-1711); Dean of Christ Church (1688) though not installed; Principal of Gloucester Hall, Oxford (1692-1711); imprisoned in the Fleet for debt (1709) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 30/04/1668 Proposers: Robert Boyle.