John Buckeridge
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John Buckeridge was an English churchman.
He was a son of William Buckeridge of Basildon, Berkshire
, but was born in Wiltshire
. He was educated at the Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood
and at St John's College, Oxford
, his maternal grandfather being cousin to the founder, Sir Thomas White
. He became a fellow of his college, and acted as tutor to William Laud
, whose opinions were perhaps shaped by Buckeridge. After Oxford, Buckeridge held several livings, and was highly esteemed by King James I
, whose chaplain he became.
In 1605 Buckeridge was elected President of St. John's College, a position which he vacated on being made bishop of Rochester
in 1611. He was transferred to the bishopric of Ely in 1628, and died on 23 May 1631.
The bishop won some fame as a theologian and a controversialist. Among his intimate friends was Bishop Lancelot Andrewes
, whose Ninety-one Sermons were published by Laud and Buckeridge in 1629.
He was a son of William Buckeridge of Basildon, Berkshire
Basildon, Berkshire
Basildon is a civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. It comprises the small villages of Upper Basildon and Lower Basildon, named for their respective heights above the River Thames...
, but was born in Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
. He was educated at the Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood
Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood
Merchant Taylors' School is a British independent day school for boys, originally located in the City of London. Since 1933 it has been located at Sandy Lodge in the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire ....
and at St John's College, Oxford
St John's College, Oxford
__FORCETOC__St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, one of the larger Oxford colleges with approximately 390 undergraduates, 200 postgraduates and over 100 academic staff. It was founded by Sir Thomas White, a merchant, in 1555, whose heart is buried in the chapel of...
, his maternal grandfather being cousin to the founder, Sir Thomas White
Thomas White (merchant)
Sir Thomas White was an English cloth merchant, civic benefactor and founder of St John's College, Oxford.He was born in Reading, Berkshire, the son of William White, a clothier of Reading, and his wife, Mary, daughter of Henry Kibblewhite of South Fawley, also in Berkshire. He was brought up in...
. He became a fellow of his college, and acted as tutor to William Laud
William Laud
William Laud was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1633 to 1645. One of the High Church Caroline divines, he opposed radical forms of Puritanism...
, whose opinions were perhaps shaped by Buckeridge. After Oxford, Buckeridge held several livings, and was highly esteemed by King James I
James I of England
James VI and I was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603...
, whose chaplain he became.
In 1605 Buckeridge was elected President of St. John's College, a position which he vacated on being made bishop of Rochester
Bishop of Rochester
The Bishop of Rochester is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Rochester in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the west of the county of Kent and is centred in the city of Rochester where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin...
in 1611. He was transferred to the bishopric of Ely in 1628, and died on 23 May 1631.
The bishop won some fame as a theologian and a controversialist. Among his intimate friends was Bishop Lancelot Andrewes
Lancelot Andrewes
Lancelot Andrewes was an English bishop and scholar, who held high positions in the Church of England during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I. During the latter's reign, Andrewes served successively as Bishop of Chichester, Ely and Winchester and oversaw the translation of the...
, whose Ninety-one Sermons were published by Laud and Buckeridge in 1629.