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James Hook (priest)

The Very Reverend
James Hook
FRS FSA
Dean of Worcester
Church Church of England
Diocese Diocese of Worcester
In office 1825 to 1828
Predecessor John Jenkinson
Successor George Murray
Orders
Ordination 1796
Personal details
Born 1772?
Died 5 February 1828
Nationality English
Denomination Anglicanism
Education Westminster School
Alma mater St Mary Hall, Oxford

James Hook, FRS, FSA (1772? – 5 February 1828) was an English Anglican priest. He was Dean of Worcester from 1825 until his death.

The son of the composer James Hook, he was educated at Westminster School and St Mary Hall, Oxford.

He was ordained in 1796. He married the daughter of the prominent Scottish physician Walter Farquhar. After having held several livings in 1814 he became Archdeacon of Huntingdon; and in 1817 Rector of Whippingham.

An amateur mountaineer, novelist and composer, he died on 5 February 1828.His brother and son also achieved eminence in their respective fields.




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