Gilbert Sheldon ( 1598 - 1677 )

Birth: Stanton, Staffordshire, England (19 July 1598) Death: Lambeth, London (09 November 1677) Burial: Croydon, Surrey Profession: Clergyman, Church of England Education: Trinity College, Oxford; BA (1617), MA (1620), BD (1628), DD (1634); Incorporated at Cambridge (1619); Gray's Inn (admitted 1664) Career: Fellow of All Souls, Oxford (1622); ordained (1622); Domestic Chaplain to Thomas, Lord Coventry, the Lord Keeper; Vicar of Hackney (1633-1636); Canon of Gloucester (1633-1660); Warden of All Souls (1635-1648, 1660-1661); Rector of Oddington, Oxfordshire (1636); Rector of Ickford, Buckinghamshire (1636); Rector of Newington, Oxfordshire (1639); Bishop of London (1660-1663); Dean of the Chapel Royal, London (1660-1663); Clerk of the Closet (1660-1663); Chaplain to the King (1660-1663); Archbishop of Canterbury (1663-1677); Chancellor of Oxford University (1667-1669); built the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford (1669) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 22/03/1665.