Thomas Sherlock
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The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Thomas Sherlock |
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| Bishop of London | |
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| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of London |
| Elected | 1748 |
| Term ended | 1761 (death) |
| Predecessor | Edmund Gibson |
| Successor | Thomas Hayter |
| Other posts |
Bishop of Salisbury 1734–1748 Bishop of Bangor 1728–1734 |
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| Consecration | c. 1728 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1678 London |
| Died | 18 July 1761 |
| Buried | All Saints Church, Fulham, Middlesex |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | William Sherlock |
| Profession | Academic |
| Alma mater | St Catharine's College, Cambridge (MA, DD) |
Thomas Sherlock (1678 – 18 July 1761) PC was a British divine who served as a Church of England bishop for 33 years. He is also noted in church history as an important contributor to Christian apologetics.
Born in London, he was the son of the Very Revd William Sherlock, Dean of St Paul's. He was educated at Eton College and St Catharine's College, Cambridge. In 1704 he succeeded his father as Master of the Temple, where he was very popular.
Sherlock died in 1761 and is buried in the churchyard of All Saints Church, Fulham, Middlesex.
In 1714 he became master of his old college at Cambridge and later the university's vice-chancellor, whose privileges he defended against Richard Bentley. In 1715, he was appointed Dean of Chichester.
He took a prominent part in the Bangorian controversy against Benjamin Hoadly. Sherlock became Bishop of Bangor in 1728; he was afterwards translated to Salisbury in 1734 and then to London in 1748, when he was sworn of the Privy Council. Sherlock was a capable administrator and cultivated friendly relations with Dissenters. In Parliament he gave good service to his old schoolfellow, Robert Walpole, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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