John Pedder (c1520- 1571) was an English churchman. A Marian exile, he was Dean of Worcester from 1559 until his death.
Pedder was educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge and was later elected a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. He was Rector of Redgrave from 1551 to 1561; and then Vicar of Snitterfield, Warwickshire from 1563; and also Rector of Withington from 1568. He was appointed a Prebendary of Norwich in 1557; and of Hereford in 1563.
References
- Lee, Sidney, ed. (1895). "Pedder, John" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 44. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- "Bishops & Deans of Worcester" Green, B: Worcester, Worcester Cathedral, 1979
- Venn database
- British History on-line
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Preceded bySeth Holland | Dean of Worcester 1559–1571 |
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