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William Barlow (bishop of Lincoln)

Bishop of Rochester; Bishop of Lincoln

Summary

Bishop of Rochester; Bishop of Lincoln

Field	Value
name	William Barlow
title	Bishop of Lincoln
church	Church of England
diocese	Diocese of Lincoln
elected	1608
ended	1613
predecessor	William Chaderton
successor	Richard Neile
other_post	Bishop of Rochester
1605–1608
Dean of Chester
death_date	1613
buried	Buckden Palace
religion	Anglican
profession	Scholar
alma_mater	St John's College, Cambridge

1605–1608 Dean of Chester William Barlow (died 1613) was an Anglican priest and courtier during the reign of James I of England. He served as Bishop of Rochester in 1605 and Bishop of Lincoln in the Church of England from 1608 until his death. He had also served the church as Rector of St Dunstan's, Stepney in Middlesex and of Orpington, in Kent. He was also Dean of Chester Cathedral, and secured prebends in Chiswick and Westminster.

Career

As a trusted member of the court, he was appointed to the directorship of the "Second Westminster Company" charged by James with translating the New Testament epistles for the King James Version of the Bible. He participated in the early planning for the translation, and had supported the scholarship of linguist Edward Lively, among other contributions to the project.

Barlow's scholarly career began at St John's College, Cambridge, where he had graduated in 1584, earned a Master of Arts in 1587, and was admitted as a Fellow in 1590. His publications showed his talents both for scholarship and preferment.

Death

Barlow was buried at St Mary's Church, Buckden, Huntingdonshire. His wife's name is unknown but his daughter and co-heir, Alice, married Sir Henry Yelverton, Knt.

References

Knighton, C. S., ‘Barlow, William (d. 1613)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008
McClure, Alexander. (1858) The Translators Revived: A Biographical Memoir of the Authors of the English Version of the Holy Bible. Mobile, Alabama: R. E. Publications (republished by the Maranatha Bible Society, 1984 ASIN B0006YJPI8 )
Nicolson, Adam. (2003) God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible. New York: HarperCollins

References

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''The Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland'', by Messrs., John & John Bernard Burke, 2nd edition, London, 1841, p.594.

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