Jaques Sterne
Jaques Sterne[1] (29 June 1695 in Woodhouse โ 9 June 1759 in Rise) was a cleric and politician in the mid 18th century.[2]
He was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge.[3] He was ordained in 1720. He held livings at Rise and Hornsea. He was Archdeacon of Cleveland from 1735 until 1750; and then of East Riding from 1750 until 1755. His Alumni Cantabrigienses entry describes him as a
"A well known and eccentric figure in York- a violent Whig politician"
References
- North Yorkshire County Council
- The Full Sterne
- Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900, John Venn/John Archibald Venn Cambridge University Press > (10 volumes 1922 to 1953) Part I. 1209โ1751 Vol. iv. Saal โ Zuinglius, (1927) p158
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