Robert Newlyn
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Robert Newlyn was an English clergyman and academic. He was President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
from 1640 to 1648, was expelled by the parliamentary visitation of Oxford, and returned as President in 1660.
, Hampshire
. He matriculated at Oxford in 1614 and graduated B.A. at Corpus Christi, in 1616, M.A. in 1620. He became a Fellow of his college in 1622. He was B.D. in 1628, and D.D. in 1640.
He became rector of Ham, Wiltshire
in 1643. In 1659 he married Jane, daughter of Daniel Collins and William Dring. They had no children, but his second presidency was noted for the conspicuous nepotism
Newlyn applied to admissions and college posts. He was rector of Wroughton
, Wiltshire from 1660.
Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Corpus Christi College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom...
from 1640 to 1648, was expelled by the parliamentary visitation of Oxford, and returned as President in 1660.
Life
He was born in Priors DeanPriors Dean
Priors Dean is a hamlet in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 1.2 miles west of the village of Hawkley, 4.2 miles north of Petersfield. Priors Dean is dominated by a Manor House, a 14th century Gothic church and a nearly 2,000 year old tree.The nearest railway station is...
, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
. He matriculated at Oxford in 1614 and graduated B.A. at Corpus Christi, in 1616, M.A. in 1620. He became a Fellow of his college in 1622. He was B.D. in 1628, and D.D. in 1640.
He became rector of Ham, Wiltshire
Ham, Wiltshire
Ham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire. In the Census 2001, the parish had a population of 152.- Location :Position: Nearby towns and cities: Hungerford, Marlborough, Newbury...
in 1643. In 1659 he married Jane, daughter of Daniel Collins and William Dring. They had no children, but his second presidency was noted for the conspicuous nepotism
Nepotism
Nepotism is favoritism granted to relatives regardless of merit. The word nepotism is from the Latin word nepos, nepotis , from which modern Romanian nepot and Italian nipote, "nephew" or "grandchild" are also descended....
Newlyn applied to admissions and college posts. He was rector of Wroughton
Wroughton
Wroughton is a large village in Wiltshire, England. It is part of the Borough of Swindon and is south of Swindon.-History:The earliest evidence of human presence in the area is from the Mesolithic period, although this is fairly limited...
, Wiltshire from 1660.