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Authorised form of nameBisse; Philip (1677 - 1721)
Other forms of surname'Philip St Davids'
Dates1677 - 1721
NationalityEnglish
Place of birthOldbury, Gloucestershire, England
Date of birth1677
Place of deathWestminster
Date of death06 September 1721
DatesAndPlacesBurial:
Hereford cathedral, between two pillars above the episcopal throne, under a very sumptuous monument of fine marble
OccupationClergyman, Church of England
ActivityEducation:
Winchester College; New College, Oxford. BA (1690), MA (1694), BD and DD (1706)
Career:
Fellow of New College; Bishop of St David's (1710-1713); Bishop of Hereford (1713-death)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election13/02/1706
RelationshipsSon of John Bisse, clerk, of Oldbury-on-the-Hill, Gloucestershire; married Bridget, widow of Charles Fitz-Charles, Earl of Plymouth, and daughter of Thomas Osborn, 3rd Duke of Leeds
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
CodeNA6721
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
IM/000389Bisse, Philip1719
MS/390/128Bond of Philip Bisse to the Treasurer of the Royal Society21 January 1707
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