Seth Ward (priest)

Seth Ward (11 November 1645 – 11 May 1690) was an Anglican priest: the Archdeacon of Wilts from 1675 until 1687.^[1]

Ward was born in Buntingford and educated at New College, Oxford.^[2] He graduated B.A. in 1671 and M.A. in 1674. He was Rector of Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, Oxfordshire from 1675 until his death; Chancellor of Salisbury Cathedral from 1681 to 1687; and Treasurer from 1687 until his death. He was also a Prebendary of Winchester Cathedral.^[3]

His uncle, also called Seth Ward, was Bishop of Salisbury from 1667 to 1689.^[4]

v t e Archdeacons of Wilts
High Medieval	Azo Roger of Ramsbury Reginald Fitz Jocelin William Richard of Wilton Humphrey of Bassingbourn/de Bassingeburn William of Sainte-Mère-Église Richard Grosseteste William de Merston Stephen of Tisbury Roger of Buscot Nicholas of York Roger de la Grene Henry Brandeston Ralph of Leicester Ralph le Waleys of Brightwell William of Abingdon Richard de Sotwell
Late Medieval	Thomas of Savoy William de Chaddleshunt Gerald de Tilheto Iswin de Gandavo Robert de Baldock (senior) Robert de Ayleston Ralph de Querendon John de Whitchurch John Barne John Lineden John Silvestre/Codeford Nicholas Wykeham William Magot John Chitterne John Gaunstede John Symondesburgh John Chadworth Marinus Ursinus Vincent Clement Peter Courtenay Hugh Pavy Christopher Urswick Edward Finch John Pollard
Early modern	John Lawrence Giles Lawrence John Sprint Edmund Lilly Walter Benet Thomas Leche William Creed Thomas Henchman Seth Ward Robert Woodward Thomas Ward Cornelius Yate Thomas Rundle Henry Stebbing Charles Weston Richard Brickenden Arthur Coham William Douglas William Coxe William Macdonald
Late modern	Henry Drury Charles Harris Thomas Stanton Thomas Buchanan Frederic Wallis Eric Bodington Joseph Coulter Cecil Plaxton John Neale John Smith Barney Hopkinson John Wraw Ruth Worsley Sue Groom Louise Ellis

v t e Diocese of Salisbury
Salisbury Cathedral Sarum Use South Canonry, Salisbury (bishop's house) Church House, Salisbury Sonning Bishop's Palace Bishop's Palace, Salisbury Area scheme (1981–2009)
Office holders	Stephen Lake, Bishop of Salisbury Karen Gorham, Bishop suffragan of Sherborne Andrew Rumsey, Bishop suffragan of Ramsbury AEO: Paul Thomas, Bishop suffragan of Oswestry & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Nick Papadopulos, Dean of Salisbury Penny Sayer, Archdeacon of Sherborne Louise Ellis, Archdeacon of Wilts Archdeacon of Dorset (vacant) Archdeacon of Sarum (vacant)
Channel Islands	Tim Barker, Dean of Guernsey Mike Keirle, Dean of Jersey
Historic offices	Bishop of Marlborough (1537–1568) Archdeacon of Berkshire (13th century–1836; transferred to Oxford)

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