Martin Culpepper (or Culpeper or Colepeper; c. 1540 – 10 October 1605) was an English clergyman, medical doctor, and academic at the University of Oxford.
Life
Culpepper was educated at Winchester College, where he gained a scholarship aged 13 in 1554, and New College, Oxford, holding a fellowship 1559–1567, and graduating B.A. 1562, M.A. 1566, B.Med. 1568, D.Med. 1571.
He was elected Warden (head) of New College, Oxford in 1573, holding the post until 1599.
During his time as Warden of New College, he was also Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford in 1578–9.
In the church, he held these livings:
- Rector of Stanton St. John, Oxfordshire (1576)
- Dean of Chichester (1577–1601)
- Rector of Colerne, Wiltshire (1588)
- Archdeacon of Berkshire and Rector of North Moreton then in that county (1588–1605)
He acquired the manor of Astwood in Feckenham, Worcestershire in 1595, he and his brother Walter taking a 1,000-year lease.
He died on 10 October 1605 and was buried in Feckenham.
Family
He married Lettice, daughter of Humphrey Clarke of Westhawke, near Ashford, Kent. They had two sons and a daughter:
- Sir Martin Culpepper (died 1604), knighted 12 May 1604; married Joyce Aston, daughter of Sir Edward Aston; buried at Feckenham church
- Stephen Culpepper (died 1611)
- Mercy Culpepper (died 1629), married Sir Samuel Sandys MP, Lord of Ombersley Manor, Worcestershire, a son of Edwin Sandys, Archbishop of York.
References
- Kirby, T. F. (1888). Winchester Scholars. p. 132. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Colepeper, Martin" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1500–1714. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- The Visitation of Kent 1574 & 1592 by Robert Cooke, Clarenceux King of Arms, edited by W. Bruce Bannerman, F.S.A., Part 2, London 1924, p.90, where he is given as a "Dr of Physics".
- Salter, H. E.; Lobel, Mary D., eds. (1954). "New College". A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford. Victoria County History. pp. 144–162. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- "Previous Vice-Chancellors". University of Oxford, UK. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- University of Oxford (1888). "Vice-Chancellors". The Historical Register of the University of Oxford. Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 21–27. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- "Parishes: Feckenham". A History of the County of Worcester. Vol. 3. London: British History Online. 1913. pp. 111–120. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- Braybrooke-Tucker, Stephen (2012). Hanborough: Snapshots from the History of the Parish of Hanborough, Oxfordshire, England. Author House. p. 91. ISBN 9781467882828. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- Bannerman, W. Bruce, ed. (1923). The Visitations of Kent 1530-1 and 1534. Vol. 1. London. p. 69.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Shaw, William A. (1906). The Knights of England. Vol. 2. London. p. 132. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "Sir Martin Culpeper of Deane". Fleming Multimedia. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- "Sandys, Samuel (1560-1623), of Ombersley, Worcs". The History of Parliament.
Academic offices | ||
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Preceded byThomas Whyte | Warden of New College, Oxford 1573–1599 |
Succeeded byGeorge Ryves |
Preceded byWilliam Cole | Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford 1578–1579 |
Succeeded byTobias Matthew |
Church of England titles | ||
Preceded byAnthony Rushe | Dean of Chichester 1577–1601 |
Succeeded byWilliam Thorne |
Preceded byThomas Whyte | Archdeacon of Berkshire 1588–1605 |
Succeeded byLeonel Sharp |