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Arthur Coham

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Arthur Coham (1720 – 14 February 1799) was an English Anglican priest who was the Archdeacon of Wilts[1] from 5 March 1779 until his death.[2]

Coham was born in Bradford, Devon, the son of John and Margret Coham. He was educated at Exeter College, Oxford and graduated B.A. in 1842.[3][4] He graduated M.A. from King's College, Cambridge in 1852.[5]

He was ordained deacon in May 1743 and priest in December of that year. He held livings at Somerton, Suffolk (from 1753); Potterne, Wiltshire (1781); and Brixton Deverill, Wiltshire (1781). From 1756–59, he was chaplain to John Hume, bishop of Bristol.[6]

He died in 1799, aged 80.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Lease, parsonage of Minety". The National Archives. 1792. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, vol. 6, 1986, pp. 18–19
  3. ^ Phillimore, William; Phillimore, Watts (1897). Historical Collections Relating to Chiswick. Phillimore. p. 89. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  4. ^ Bartelot, Richard Grosvenor (1915). The history of Fordington. H. Ling, County Printing Works. p. 129. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  5. ^ Venn, John; Venn, John Archibald (15 September 2011). Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900. Cambridge University Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-108-03612-2. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Coham, Arthur". Clergy of the Church of England Database. King's College London. Retrieved 12 March 2023.