Person Woodroffe; Benjamin (1638 - 1711); clergyman Woodroffe Benjamin clergyman 1638 - 1711 British Male Canditch Street, St Mary Magdalen parish, Oxford, England, Europe April 1638 London, England, Europe 14 August 1711 17110814 Burial: St Bartholomew's Church, London, England, Europe (19 August 1711)

Clergyman, Church of England Education: Westminster School; Christ Church, Oxford (BA 1659; MA 1662; BD and DD 1673); Incorporated at Cambridge (1664) Career: Tutor at Oxford (1662); Chaplain to James, Duke of York (1669) and served with him on the Royal Prince against the Dutch in the Battle of Solebay (1672); Lecturer of the Temple Church, London (1672); Canon of Christ Church (1672-1711); Vicar of Piddleton, Dorset (1673-1674); Chaplain to Charles II (1674); Sub-dean of Christ Church (1674); Vicar of Shrivenham, Berkshire (1675); Canon of Lichfield (1678-1711); Rector of St Bartholomew, London (1676-1711); Dean of Christ Church (1688) though not installed; Principal of Gloucester Hall, Oxford (1692-1711); imprisoned in the Fleet for debt (1709) Parents: Timothy Woodroffe Married: 1) Dorothy Stonehouse; 2) Mary Marbury Woodroffe maintained close links to James, Duke of York, which facilitated his appointment as the Duke's chaplain in 1669. Despite of this, he conformed at the Glorious Revolution in 1688 and wrote of his loyalty in his work 'The Fall of Babylon' (1690), in which he also vehemently opposed the Roman Catholic church. As principal of Gloucester Hall, he attempted to revive it and have it incorporated as a college by the University of Oxford. In plans for a curriculum, Woodroffe included mathematics, philosophy, anatomy, chemistry, and botany. Gloucester Hall did not become a college (Worcester College) until 1714, three years after Woodroffe's death. Fellow 30/04/1668 Robert Boyle Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn; Foster; Hunter; ODNB References: Hunter, M. 1976-7. 'The Social Bias and Changing Fortunes of an Early Scientific Institution: An Analysis of the Membership of the Royal Society, 1660-1685', vol. 31, pp. 9-114 Notes: Venn has approximate year of birth as 1640. ODNB says Woodroffe was expelled from the Society due to non-payment although he reappears in the printed list for later years. Hunter does not have a date of ejection. Woodroffe_Benjamin.jpg ©The Royal Society International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH9318 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-11380 Apr 1638 - 14 Aug 1711 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 11/07/2022 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA5228 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/66813704 f876a5a7-e883-4cb8-b6d0-1b8060e73cca