James Gerard (clergyman)
Clergyman and Warden of Wadham College, Oxford from 1777 to 1783
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James Gerard (c.1740 – 1789) was an English cleric and Warden of Wadham College, Oxford.
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Dr James Gerard | |
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Stained glass in the Grundy Library at Abingdon School containing the name of James Gerard | |
| Born | c. 1740 |
| Died | 14 February 1789 |
Education
He was educated at John Roysse's Free School in Abingdon, (now Abingdon School) from 1751-1757.[1]
He was Artium Magister (A.M) (13 July 1765), B.D (17 June 1777) and Doctor of Divinity (20 June 1777)[2]
Career
He was the Warden of Wadham College, Oxford from 5 May 1777 until 1783. The warden was the term used by Wadham for the head of the college.[3]
He gained an ecclesiastical preferment as rector of Monks Risborough in 1783.[4] He started his appointment at Monks Risborough on 9 July 1783 on his father's (Joseph Gerard) cession.[2]
Personal life
He married and had one child and his mother was Elizabeth Reynolds.[2]