Thomas Cheney or Cheyney (1694 – 27 January 1760) was a priest of Church of England, who served as Dean of Lincoln from 1744 to 1748 and Dean of Winchester from 25 March 1748 to 1760. He was the only son of another Thomas Cheyney, prebendary of Wells Cathedral and master at Winchester College. Thomas junior was educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford Winchester College's archives contain several letters to him.
Bibliography
- G H Blore, Thomas Cheyney, Wykehamist, Dean of Winchester (Winchester: The Wykeham Press, 1950)
References
- "'Deans', in Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857: Volume 3, Canterbury, Rochester and Winchester Dioceses, ed. Joyce M Horn (London, 1974), pp. 83-86". british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- Wharton, T. (1773). The History and Antiquities of Winchester: Setting Forth Its Original Constitution, Government, Manufactories, Trade, Commerce and Navigation, Its Several Wards, Parishes, Precincts, Districts, Churches, Religious and Charitable Foundations, and Other Public Edifices: Together with the Charters, Laws, Customs, Rights, Liberties, and Privileges of that Ancient City ... J. Wilkes. p. 123. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- Dodsley, R.; Tierney, J.E. (2004). The Correspondence of Robert Dodsley: 1733-1764. Cambridge University Press. p. 339. ISBN 9780521522083. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- "Letters to Thomas Cheyney rel to Winchester College, 1753-1757 | The National Archives - Discovery". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2016.