Robert Booth (priest)
Robert Booth (1662–1730), an aristocratic 18th-century Anglican priest, served as Archdeacon of Durham from 1691 and also as Dean of Bristol from 1708.
Robert Booth | |
|---|---|
| Dean of Bristol | |
| Appointed | 1708 |
| Term ended | 1730 |
| Predecessor | George Royse |
| Successor | Samuel Creswicke |
| Other posts | Archdeacon of Durham |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1685 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1662 Dunham Massey, Cheshire |
| Died | 8 August 1730 (aged 68) The Deanery, Bristol |
| Buried | Bristol Cathedral |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Ann Booth, Mary Hales |
| Previous post | Archdeacon of Durham |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Coat of arms |  |
Early life and family
The 6th son of George Booth, 1st Baron Delamer and Lady Elizabeth Grey, eldest daughter of General the Lord Stamford,[1][2] he was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, graduating as Master of Arts, before receiving, in 1712, the degree of Doctor of Divinity.[1] He married twice, firstly to his distant cousin Ann Booth, who bore him one son (Barton Booth), and secondly to Mary Hales, who bore 14 children: their youngest son, Nathaniel Booth, succeeded in 1758 as the 4th and last Baron Delamer.[1][2] His son Robert was MP for Bodmin.
Ministry
Booth was ordained a deacon at Oxford in 1685 by Bishop John Fell.[3] He was appointed Rector of Satterleigh and Warkleigh in Devon,[4] then collated Archdeacon of Durham on 15 May 1691,[5] in October of the same year Booth was presented to a family advowson as Rector of Thornton-le-Moors in the diocese of Chester.[3] Seventeen years later, on 20 May 1708, he was promoted Dean of Bristol and installed in the cathedral on 20 June 1708.[6] Dr Booth held both offices until his death on 8 August 1730, aged 68, being buried at Bristol Cathedral.[5][6]
Styles and titles
- The Honourable Robert Booth (1662–1685)
- The Honourable and Reverend Robert Booth (1685–1691)
- The Honourable and Venerable Robert Booth (1691–1708)
- The Honourable and Very Reverend Robert Booth (1708–1712)
- The Honourable and Very Reverend Dr Robert Booth (1712–1730)
See also
References
- Lundy, Darryl. "Very Rev. Hon. Robert Booth". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- "Delamer, Baron (E, 1661 - 1770)". Cracroft's Peerage. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- Persons: Booth, Robert (1685–1730) in "CCEd, the Clergy of the Church of England database" (Accessed online, 2 February 2014)
- Durham Cathedral Library Special Collections
- Horn, J. M.; Smith, D. M.; Mussett, P. (2004). "Archdeacons of Durham". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: Volume 11: Carlisle, Chester, Durham, Manchester, Ripon, and Sodor and Man Dioceses. British History Online. pp. 82–83.
- Horn, J. M. (1996). "Deans of Bristol". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: Volume 8: Bristol, Gloucester, Oxford and Peterborough Dioceses. British History Online. pp. 15–19.
| Church of England titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Denis Granville |
Archdeacon of Durham 1691–1730 |
Succeeded by George Sayer |
| Preceded by George Royse |
Dean of Bristol 1708–1730 |
Succeeded by Samuel Creswicke |