John Sharp (archbishop)
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The Most Reverend and Right Honourable John Sharp |
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| Archbishop of York | |
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| Archdiocese | York |
| Installed | 1691 |
| Term ended | 1714 (death) |
| Predecessor | Thomas Lamplugh |
| Successor | Sir William Dawes, Bt. |
| Other posts |
Dean of Norwich (1681–89) Dean of Canterbury (1689–91) |
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| Born | 16 February 1645 |
| Died | 2 February 1714 (aged 68) |
| Buried | York Minster |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Palmer (m.1676) |
| Education | Bradford Grammar School |
| Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
John Sharp (16 February 1645 – 2 February 1714), English divine who served as Archbishop of York.
Memoirs of the Secret Services of John Macky Esq.:
Dr. John Archbishop Sharp of York was a Rector of St Giles in the Fields, in the Reign of King James; when, preaching warmly against Popery, he was silenced, and the Bishop of London (Dr. Compton) suspended from his office, for not turning him out. He was made by the King William Archbishop of York; and this Queen hath made him her Lord Almoner. He is one of the greatest Ornaments of the church of England, of great Piety and learning; a BLACK MAN, and fifty-five Years old.
John Sharp was born at Bradford, the eldest son of Thomas West, a salter, and Dorothy Weddal. He was educated at Bradford Grammar School and Christ's College, Cambridge.
Sharp was ordained deacon and priest on 12 August 1667, and until 1676 was chaplain and tutor in the family of Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham at Kensington House. Meanwhile, he became archdeacon of Berkshire (1673), prebendary of Norwich, rector of St Giles in the Fields, and in 1681 Dean of Norwich.
In 1686, when chaplain to James II, he was suspended for ten months on a charge of having made some reflections on the king, and in 1688 was cited for refusing to read the Declaration of Indulgence. He was described as a "vehement preacher" whose eyes "flamed remarkably".
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