Robert Frampton
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The Right Reverend Robert Frampton |
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| Bishop of Gloucester | |
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| Diocese | Diocese of Gloucester |
| In office | 1681–1691 |
| Predecessor | John Pritchett |
| Successor | Edward Fowler |
| Other posts | Dean of Gloucester (1673–1681) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
26 February 1622 Pimperne, Dorset |
| Died | 25 May 1708 (aged 86) Standish, Gloucestershire |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Alma mater |
Corpus Christi College, Oxford Christ Church, Oxford |
Robert Frampton (26 February, 1622 – 25 May, 1708) was Bishop of Gloucester in England from 1681 to 1691 and later a Non-juror.
Frampton was born in Dorset in February 1622, to Robert and Elizabeth Frampton. He studied at Corpus Christi College and Christ Church, Oxford, where he received his B.A. in 1641. (He was later awarded the D.D., in 1673).
During the English Civil War, during which he attempted to remain neutral, he served as master of the free school at Gillingham, Dorset, and was privately ordained by Robert Skinner, bishop of Oxford. He then served as minister at Gillingham and later as chaplain to the Earl of Elgin in Bedfordshire. From there he took a position as chaplain to the Levant Company at Aleppo, Syria, in 1655.
Following his return from the Middle East in 1666, he married Mary Canning of Warwickshire in 1667. He returned to Aleppo soon after his marriage and stayed there until 1670. Returning to London in 1671, he was appointed Preacher of the Rolls Chapel and chaplain to the Lord Keeper. He was made a prebendary of Gloucester and Salisbury in 1672 and rector of Okeford Fitzpaine in Dorset.
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