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Edmund Gibson (priest)

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Edmund Gibson MA (1713–1771) was a Canon of Windsor from 1742 to 1746.[1]

Family

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Gibson was born in 1713, the son of Edmund Gibson, Bishop of London.

Career

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Gibson was educated at Christ Church, Oxford and graduated BA in 1734 and MA in 1737.

He was successively appointed:

  • Prebendary of Rugmere in St Paul's 1738–1741
  • Prebendary of Chiswick in St Paul's 1740–1744
  • Prebendary of Mapesbury in St Paul's 1743–1747
  • Prebendary of Kentish Town in St Paul's 1746–1770
  • Precentor of St Paul's Cathedral 1741–1770

In 1742 he was appointed to the eighth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, where he held the canonry until 1746.

Notes

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  1. ^ Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle