John Lake (bishop)
John Lake | |
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| Bishop of Chichester | |
 Portrait by Mary Beale | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Chichester |
| In office | 1685–1689 |
| Predecessor | Guy Carleton |
| Successor | Simon Patrick |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Sodor and Man (1682–1684) Bishop of Bristol (1684–1685) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1647 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | baptized 5 December 1624 |
| Died | 30 August 1689 (aged 64) |
| Buried | St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
John Lake (1624 – 30 August 1689) was a 17th-century Bishop of Sodor and Man, Bishop of Bristol and Bishop of Chichester in the British Isles.
Life
He was born in Halifax in the West Riding of Yorkshire and educated at St John's College, Cambridge,[1] where he was tutored by the poet John Cleveland, whose biography he later wrote and whose works he edited and published. He graduated B.A. in 1642.
Lake was an ardent Royalist and fought valiantly for King Charles I at Basing House and Wallingford.
On leaving the army, Lake entered the Church. He was ordained in 1647, and graduated D.D. (litterae regiae) at Cambridge in 1661. He held the following livings:
- Vicar of Leeds, 1661–1663.
- Rector of St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate, 1663–1670.
- Prebendary of Holborn (in St Paul's Cathedral), 1667–1682.
- Rector of Prestwich, 1668–1685.
- Prebendary of Fridaythorpe (in York Minster), 1670–1685.
- Prebendary of Halloughton (in Southwell Minster), 1670–1682.
- Master of Bawtry Hospital, 1674–1683.
- Archdeacon of Cleveland, 1680–1682.
Lake was appointed
Mary
and was suspended from office on 1 August 1689. Lake died on 30 August following.
References
- ^ "Lake, John (LK637J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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