Subseries Gower - Humphrey Gower (1679)

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SJCR/SJAR/1/1/Gower

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GB 1859 SJCR/SJAR/1/1/Gower

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Humphrey Gower (1679)

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  • 1682-1913 (Creation)

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(1638-1711)

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Humphrey Gower was born in Herefordshire and graduated from St John's in 1659. He then proceeded MA, BD, DD, and was elected to the Lady Margaret Professorship of Divinity. Over the course of his career he was also rector of a number of parishes in counties as far apart as Dorset and Norfolk, as well as prebendary of Ely. Peter Gunning made him Master of Jesus College in 1679, and later that year he became Master of St John's. During his Vice-Chancellorship Gower received Charles II at Newmarket, and later that year in St John's itself. When William III came to power he was indicted for not having ejected non-juring fellows, but the charges against him were rejected. As well as making important benefactions to the Library, Gower ensured the upkeep of the material of the College, arranging the building of a new bridge over the Cam.

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Includes: letters, notes related to the Mastership of Humphrey Gower.

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