James Vincent (priest, born 1792)

James Vincent Vincent (born James Vincent Jones) (4 October 1792 – 22 March 1876) was a Welsh cleric who became Dean of Bangor Cathedral, holding the position for 14 years.

Life

Vincent was the grandson of James Vincent (who was vicar of Bangor, Gwynedd, and Master of Friars School, Bangor).[1] Vincent was educated at Jesus College, Oxford, matriculating in 1811, obtaining a B.A. degree in 1815 and an M.A. degree in 1817.[2] He was a Fellow of the College from 1816 to 1824.[3] In 1820, he assumed his mother's surname of Vincent with the permission of King George IV.[4] After his ordination, he became curate of Beaumaris, Anglesey, and then rector of Llanfairfechan from 1834 to 1862. He was then appointed Dean of Bangor Cathedral, a post that he held until his death in the Deanery on 22 March 1876.[1][5]

References
  1. Jenkins, Robert Thomas. "VINCENT family". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
  2. Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Vincent, James Vincent" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. Hardy, Ernest George (1899). "Appendix III – List of Fellows". Jesus College. London: F. E. Robinson & Co.
  4. "No. 17634". The London Gazette. 16 September 1820. p. 1761.
  5. "No. 24368". The London Gazette. 29 September 1876. p. 5726.
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