Matthew Hutton (archbishop of Canterbury)
St Mary-at-Lambeth, London | |
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Nationality | English |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Spouse | Mary Lutman (m.1732) |
Education | Ripon Grammar School |
Alma mater | Jesus College, Cambridge |
Matthew Hutton (3 January 1693 – 18 March 1758) was a high churchman in the Church of England, serving as Archbishop of York (1747–1757) and Archbishop of Canterbury (1757–1758).
Early life and education
Hutton was born at
He was educated at Ripon Grammar School and Jesus College, Cambridge, matriculating in 1710, graduating B.A. 1714, M.A. 1717. He was a fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge, from 1717 to 1727, and graduated D.D. (comitia regia) in 1728.[1]
At Cambridge he was an exact contemporary of Thomas Herring, whom he succeeded in each of his three bishoprics.
Ordained ministry
Hutton became a royal chaplain to
Episcopal ministry
In 1743 he became Bishop of Bangor, and in 1747, Archbishop of York, before finally, in 1757, becoming Archbishop of Canterbury, but died the next year without having ever lived in Lambeth Palace.
Suspected discovery of his coffin
In 2016, during the refurbishment of the Garden Museum,[3] which is housed at the medieval church of St Mary-at-Lambeth,[4] 30 lead coffins were found; one with an archbishop's red and gold mitre on top of it.[5] Two archbishops were identified from nameplates on their coffins; with church records revealing that a further three archbishops, including Hutton, were likely to be buried in the vault.[6]
References
- ^ "Hutton, Matthew (HTN710M)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
- ^ "History > Museum". Garden Museum.
- ^ "Church of St Mary, Lambeth | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk.
- ^ Seymour, Lizzie. "Builders discover archbishops' tombs under church floor" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- ^ "Remains of five 'lost' archbishops found". BBC. 16 April 2017.