Phineas Pett (priest)

Phineas Pett, D.D. (b Maidstone 1 June 1756 – d Christ Church, Oxford'Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries' The Morning Post (London, England), Thursday, February 11, 1830; Issue 18461 4 February 1830) was Archdeacon of Oxford"John Henry Newman Sermons 1824-1843: Volume V" from 1797 until his death.British History On-line

Pett was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, matriculating in 1774, and graduating B.A. in 1778. He held livings at Orton on the Hill, Cropredy, Wentnor, Chilbolton and Newington, Oxfordshire.The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, Volume 100, Part 1 pp657/8 He was Principal of St Mary Hall, OxfordNPG from 1801 until 1815.

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