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

  1. "Lease, parsonage of Minety". The National Archives. 1792. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 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.
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