Giles Thomson
Giles Thomson (Tomson, Thompson) (1553–1612) was an English academic and bishop.
Life
[edit]He was born in London, and educated at Merchant Taylors' School, and to University College, Oxford where he matriculated in 1571. He became a Fellow of All Souls College in 1580, and Divinity Reader at Magdalen College. Queen Elizabeth made him one of her chaplains.[1]
He became Dean of Windsor in 1602, and took part in the Hampton Court Conference of 1604.[2] He was a translator for the King James Bible, a member of the Second Oxford Company.[3][4]
He became Bishop of Gloucester in 1611, but died before visiting the see.[5][6][unreliable source] There is a monument to him in the Chapel of St George, Windsor.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Arthur Tozer Russell, Memoirs of the life and works of the Right Honorable and Right Rev. Father in God Lancelot Andrewes, D.D., Lord Bishop of Winchester (1860), p. 3.
- ^ "ICONS of England | Culture24". Icons.org.uk. Archived from the original on 17 May 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ "The Advancement of Grace". The Advancement of Grace. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ [1] Archived June 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Bishops | Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857: volume 8 (pp. 40-44)". British-history.ac.uk. 22 June 2003. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ "Bishops of Gloucester". Tudorplace.com.ar. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ "A Guide to St George's Chapel in c.1811 - The Royal Windsor Web Site". Thamesweb.co.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
Categories:
- Bishops of Gloucester
- 17th-century Church of England bishops
- Translators of the King James Version
- 1553 births
- 1612 deaths
- People of the Elizabethan era
- Fellows of All Souls College, Oxford
- Alumni of University College, Oxford
- Deans of Windsor
- Anglican clergy from London
- 16th-century English translators
- 17th-century English translators
- 16th-century English clergy