William Chaderton was an English academic and bishop. He also served as Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity

Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity

The Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity is the oldest professorship at the University of Cambridge. It was founded initially as a readership by Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII, in 1502....

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He was born in Moston, Lancashire

Moston, Greater Manchester

Moston is a district of Manchester, in North West England, approximately 3 miles north east of the city centre. Historically a part of Lancashire, Moston is a predominantly residential area, with a population of about 12,500 and covering approximately .-History:The name Moston may derive...

, what is now a part of the city of Manchester

Manchester

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. He matriculated at Pembroke College, Cambridge

Pembroke College, Cambridge

Pembroke College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college has over seven hundred students and fellows, and is the third oldest college of the university. Physically, it is one of the university's larger colleges, with buildings from almost every century since its...

 in 1555, and graduated M.A. at Christ's College, Cambridge

Christ's College, Cambridge

Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000 . In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth.-College history:...

 in 1561.

He was Regius Professor of Divinity at Cambridge in 1569, and President of Queens' College, Cambridge

Queens' College, Cambridge

Queens' College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou , and refounded in 1465 by Elizabeth Woodville...

 from 1568 to 1579. He was Rector of Holywell, Huntingdonshire in 1570. He was Bishop of Chester

Bishop of Chester

The Bishop of Chester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chester in the Province of York.The diocese expands across most of the historic county boundaries of Cheshire, including the Wirral Peninsula and has its see in the City of Chester where the seat is located at the Cathedral...

 from 1579 to 1595. He was then Bishop of Lincoln

Bishop of Lincoln

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 from 1595 to 1608.

He was also Warden of Manchester College, where he was succeeded by John Dee

John Dee (mathematician)

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Family

Elizabeth Jocelin

Elizabeth Jocelin

Elizabeth Jocelin was an English woman, known now for her maternal death and subsequent publication of her writings as The Mother's Legacie to her Unborne Childe .-Life:...

(née Brooke), author of The Mothers Legacie, To her Unborne Childe (1624), was his granddaughter.