John Sharp (Archdeacon of Northumberland)
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John Sharp (2 April 1723 – 28 April 1792) was a Church of England clergyman who served as Archdeacon of Northumberland for thirty years, and a charity administrator.
Sharp was the son of Thomas Sharp, Archdeacon of Northumberland (son of John Sharp, Archbishop of York) and Judith (daughter of Sir George Wheler). His brothers included the surgeon William Sharp and the anti-slavery campaigner Granville Sharp.
He was educated at Durham School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he matriculated in 1740, graduating B.A. in 1744, M.A. in 1747, D.D. in 1759. He became a Fellow of Trinity College in 1746.[1]
Church career
He was ordained deacon in 1748, and priest in 1749.[2] In the church, he held the following livings:[1]
- Rector of Hartburn, Northumberland, 1749–92
- Vicar of Hexham, Northumberland, 1759–60
- Archdeacon of Northumberland, 1762–92
- Rector of Howick, Northumberland, 1762–92
- Prebendary of Durham Cathedral, 1768–92
- Perpetual Curate of Bamburgh, Northumberland, 1772–92