Thomas Sprat ( 1679 - 1720 )

Birth: 05 April 1679 Death: 10 May 1720 Burial: Westminster Abbey Profession: Clergyman, Church of England Education: Westminster School; Christ Church, Oxford; BA (1701), MA (1704), incorporated at Cambridge (1715); Middle Temple (admitted 1700) Career: Ordained deacon and priest (1704); Chaplain to his father (1704); Prebendary and Archdeacon of Rochester (1704-1720); Vicar of Boxley, Kent (1705-1720); Rector of Stone, Kent (1707-1720); Chaplain to Queen Anne (1712-1714); Chaplain to George I (1714-1717); Canon of Winchester (1712-1720); Canon of Westminster (1713-1720) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 20/03/1712 Proposers: John Keill.