Thomas Sprat ( 1635 - 1713 )

Birth: Beaminster, Dorset, England, Europe (1635) Baptism: Beaminster, Dorset, England, Europe (20 September 1635) Death: Bishop's Palace, Bromley, Kent, England, Europe (20 May 1713) Burial: South side, St Nicholas' Chapel, Westminster Abbey, London, England, Europe (25 May 1713) Occupation: Clergyman, Church of England Education: Wadham College, Oxford; BA (1655), MA (1657), DD (1669); Incorporated at Cambridge (1671) Career: Fellow of Wadham (1657-1670); Canon of Lincoln (1660-1669); Canon of Westminster (1669-1683); Rector of Uffington, Lincolnshire (1670); Chaplain to George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (FRS 1661); Chaplain to the King (1676-1688); Rector of St Margaret's, Westminster (1679-1683); Canon of Windsor (1681-1684); Dean of Westminster (1683-1713); began the repairs to Westminster Abbey, carried out by Sir Christopher Wren (FRS 1663); Bishop of Rochester (1684-1713); Dean of the Chapel Royal (1685); Clerk of the Closet (1685); published 'A True Account and Declaration of the Horrid Conspiracy' (1685) regarding the Rye House Plot Membership: Original Fellow Election Date: 20/05/1663 Proposers: John Wilkins (1 April 1663) Committee appointments include: Committee for Collecting all the Phenomena of Nature hitherto observed (1664) Other RSActivity: Commissioned to write a history of the Society (1663).