Thomas Wren (priest)
Thomas Wren (1632–1679) was Archdeacon of Ely[1] from 1663 until 1679.[2]
The second son of Matthew Wren, he was baptised on 20 January 1632 at Church of St Mary the Less, Cambridge. On 31 October 1661 he became a Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge, and in 1663 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. He held incumbencies at Littlebury, Northwold and Willingham before his appointment as Archdeacon. He was a Canon of Southwell from 1664 to his death.[3]
References
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- ^ National Archives
- ^ British History On-line
- ^ "Wren, Thomas (WRN661T)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.