William Colman, D.D. (6 January 1728 – 26 December 1794) was a priest and academic in the second half of the eighteenth century.[1]
Douglas was born in Northamptonshire. He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1750; MA in 1750; and B.D. in 1761. He was appointed Fellow in 1759; and Master in 1778. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1779 to 1780; and again from 1793 to 1794.[2] He was ordained in 1756 and was the incumbent at St Bene't's Church from 1759 to 1773; and then of St Mary, Stalbridge from then until his death.
References
edit- ^ 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. 1209–1751 Vol. i. Abbas – Cutts, (1922) pp370
- ^ University of Cambridge web-site
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