The Ven John Carver, MA (1741 – 1814) was an Anglican Archdeacon.

Life

Carver's father John Carver, of Westminster, was an illegitimate son of John Carver of St' George's, Hanover Square; whose daughter and heiress Mary married John Ward, 1st Viscount Dudley and Ward, as his second wife.[1][2]

Carver was educated at Oriel College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1759.[1] He held livings at Dudley, Himley, Hartlebury and Kingswinford; and was Archdeacon of Stafford from 1769 to 1782, and of Surrey from 1795 until his death on 1 August 1814.[3] His daughter Elizabeth Carver married as his second wife, and survived, Charles Peter Layard.[2][4][5]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Carver, John" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  2. ^ a b Collins, Arthur; Brydges, Sir Egerton (1812). Peerage of England. F.C. and J. Rivington [and others]. pp. 278 and note n. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Carver, John (CRVR770J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. ^ "Layard, Charles Peter (LRT766CP)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  5. ^ "Kindred Britain, Elizabeth Carver". Stanford University. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
Church of England titles Preceded byEdmund Law Archdeacon of Stafford 1769–11782 Succeeded byWilliam Brereton Preceded byJohn Butler Archdeacon of Surrey 1795–1807 Succeeded byThomas de Grey


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