George Strangways, STB[1] was an Oxford college head in the 15th-century.[2]

Strangways became a Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford in 1474 and was elected its Rector in January 1480.[3] He resigned the Rectorship in 1488. He later became Archdeacon of Coventry[4] and served as a chaplain to Henry VIII.[5] He is buried at St Michael's Church, Oxford.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 'Oxoniensis academia: or, The antiquities and curiosities of the University of Oxford'Pointe, J. p51: v; Birt; 1749
  2. ↑ British History On-line
  3. ↑ Green, V.H.H. (1979). The Commonwealth of Lincoln College 1427-1977. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 46.
  4. ↑ "Archdeacons: Coventry". British History Online. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Egerton MS 1070". British Library. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Fasti Ecclesiæ Anglicanæ: Or, An Essay Towards Deducing a Regular Succession of All the Principal Dignitaries" Le Neve, J p490: London; J.Nutt; 1716


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