George Pretyman Tomline

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1750 – 1827

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Who was George Pretyman Tomline?

Sir George Pretyman Tomline, 5th Baronet FRS was an English clergyman, theologian, Bishop of Lincoln and then Bishop of Winchester, and confidant of William Pitt the Younger. He was an opponent of Catholic emancipation.

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Born
Oct 9, 1750
Bury St Edmunds
Parents
Education
  • Bury St Edmunds Grammar School
  • Pembroke College, Cambridge
    ( - 1772)
  • King Edward VI School
Employment
  • Bishop of Lincoln
    (1787 - 1820)
  • Bishop of Winchester
    (1820 - )
Died
Nov 14, 1827
Kingston Hall
Resting place
Winchester Cathedral

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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