Robert Stevens (dean)
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Robert Stevens was a long serving Dean of Rochester in the 19th Century.
Stevens was the son of Robert Stevens of Norwich. He was educated at Westminster School
where he took part in the First school cricket match
in 1794 between Westminster and Charterhouse School
(as London). He took three wickets and scored 26. Later he played in the first match against Eton College
in 1796. He was admitted at Trinity College, Cambridge
on 27 June 1797 where he was a scholar and was awarded BA in 1801. He was ordained deacon at Norwich on 3 May 1801 and priest at London on 1 August 1802. In 1804 he was awarded MA at Cambridge. From 1808 to 1820 he was Lecturer at St Margaret's, Westminster. In 1814 he became Rector of St James, Garlickhithe and also prebendary of Lincoln. He became Chaplain
of the House of Commons in 1816.
In 1820 Stevens became vicar of West Farleigh, Kent and was also appointed Dean of Rochester He was author of Sermons on our Duty toward God, our Neighbour and Ourselves, Discourse on the Apostles' Creed and Counsel of God in the Redemption of the World.
Stevens died in post at the Deanery on 3 February 1870.
Stevens married Elizabeth Mason on 15 July 15 1806.
Stevens was the son of Robert Stevens of Norwich. He was educated at Westminster School
Westminster School
The Royal College of St. Peter in Westminster, almost always known as Westminster School, is one of Britain's leading independent schools, with the highest Oxford and Cambridge acceptance rate of any secondary school or college in Britain...
where he took part in the First school cricket match
First school cricket match
The first school cricket match of which there is a record took place in London on 5 August 1794 between Westminster School and Charterhouse School.-Description:...
in 1794 between Westminster and Charterhouse School
Charterhouse School
Charterhouse School, originally The Hospital of King James and Thomas Sutton in Charterhouse, or more simply Charterhouse or House, is an English collegiate independent boarding school situated at Godalming in Surrey.Founded by Thomas Sutton in London in 1611 on the site of the old Carthusian...
(as London). He took three wickets and scored 26. Later he played in the first match against Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
in 1796. He was admitted at Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
on 27 June 1797 where he was a scholar and was awarded BA in 1801. He was ordained deacon at Norwich on 3 May 1801 and priest at London on 1 August 1802. In 1804 he was awarded MA at Cambridge. From 1808 to 1820 he was Lecturer at St Margaret's, Westminster. In 1814 he became Rector of St James, Garlickhithe and also prebendary of Lincoln. He became Chaplain
Chaplain
Traditionally, a chaplain is a minister in a specialized setting such as a priest, pastor, rabbi, or imam or lay representative of a religion attached to a secular institution such as a hospital, prison, military unit, police department, university, or private chapel...
of the House of Commons in 1816.
In 1820 Stevens became vicar of West Farleigh, Kent and was also appointed Dean of Rochester He was author of Sermons on our Duty toward God, our Neighbour and Ourselves, Discourse on the Apostles' Creed and Counsel of God in the Redemption of the World.
Stevens died in post at the Deanery on 3 February 1870.
Stevens married Elizabeth Mason on 15 July 15 1806.