Thomas Tanner (bishop)

Bishop Tanner.

Thomas Tanner (24 January 1674 – 14 December 1735) was an English antiquary and prelate.

Life

He was born at Market Lavington in Wiltshire, and was educated at The Queen's College, Oxford, taking holy orders in 1694. The following year, he became chaplain and then fellow of All Souls', and a few years later private chaplain to John Moore, bishop of Norwich, and afterwards bishop of Ely, who appointed him chancellor of the diocese of Norwich. He lived in Norfolk from 1701 until 1731. In 1706 he became rector of Thorpe, near Norwich, and in 1713 a canon of Ely Cathedral, in 1724 a canon of Christ Church, Oxford. ^[1] On 23 January 1732 he was appointed Bishop of St Asaph and thereafter divided his time between London, Oxford and North Wales. He died in Oxford.

Works

Tanner's chief work published during his lifetime is the Notitia Monastica, a short account of all the religious houses in England and Wales. This was published at Oxford in 1695; it was reprinted with additions by the author's brother, John Tanner, in 1744; and was reprinted again with further additions by James Nasmith in 1787. He also wrote Bibliotheca Britannico-Hibernica, a dictionary of all the authors who flourished in England, Scotland and Ireland before the opening of the 17th century, at which he laboured for forty years. This was eventually completed by David Wilkins and published in 1748, thirteen years after the author's death. Tanner also collected materials for a history of Wiltshire and worked for some time on a new edition of the works of John Leland. His valuable collection of books and manuscripts is in the Bodleian Library at Oxford.^[1]

Notes

1 2 Chisholm 1911.

References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Tanner, Thomas". Encyclopædia Britannica. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Courtney, William Prideaux (1898). "Tanner, Thomas (1674-1735)". In Lee, Sidney. Dictionary of National Biography. 55. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
Sharp, Richard. "Tanner, Thomas (1674–1735)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/26963. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Church of England titles
Preceded by Robert Cannon	Archdeacon of Norfolk 1721–1732	Succeeded by John Baron
Preceded by Francis Hare	Bishop of St Asaph 1732–1735	Succeeded by Isaac Maddox

Archdeacons of Norfolk

High Medieval	Roger Steingrim John Geoffrey de Bocland Martin of Pattishall Robert de Bilneia R- Ralph de Blonvilla (de Blundeville) Thomas de Lecche Ralph de Blonvilla (again) Simon the Norman Walter de Salerne/de Saleron alias of London Nicholas de Plimpton Alan de Freston

Late Medieval	R. de S. Thomas de Kerdeston William de Herlaston Adam de Ayremynne John Newland Robert de Usflet John de Harewell William de Blythe Richard de Ravenser Robert de Prees/Prots John de Freton Richard de Medeford/Mitford John de Middleton Robert de Prees/Prots (again) James Dardani Ralph Selby John de Middleton (again) Thomas Langley Richard Dereham John Macworth Richard Dereham (again) Philip Morgan William Sponne John Hales Thomas Marke John Morton Oliver Dynham Christopher Urswick William Stillington Thomas Winter Stephen Gardiner William Newton

Early modern	Alexander Carew Matthew Carew Richard Stokes/Stocks Francis Mason Thomas Muriell Writhlington White Robert White Philip Tenison Edward Reynolds Charles Trimnell Robert Cannon Thomas Tanner John Baron Samuel Salter Samuel Stedman Thomas Warburton John Oldershaw Philip Jennings William Bouverie

Late modern	Ralph Blakelock Henry Nevill William Pelham-Burn Sidney Pelham Charles Carr George MacDermott Augustus Buckland Arthur Moore Louis Baggott Eric Cordingly, Bishop suffragan of Thetford Peter Dawson Michael Handley David Hayden Steven Betts

Bishops of St Asaph

Early & High Medieval	Saint Kentigern/Mungo Saint Asaph Tysilio Renchidus Cebur Melanus Gilbert Geoffrey of Monmouth Richard Godfrey Adam Parvipontanus John (I) Reiner Abraham Hugh Hywel ab Ednyfed Einion (I) John (II) Einion (II)

Late Medieval	Llywelyn de Bromfield Dafydd ap Bleddyn John Trevor (I) Llywelyn ap Madog William Spridlington Lawrence Child Alexander Bache John Trevor (II) Robert Lancaster John Low Reginald Pecock Thomas Bird (alias Knight) Richard Redman Michael Deacon

Early modern	Dafydd ab Iorwerth Dafydd ab Owain Edmund Birkhead Henry Standish William Barlow Robert Parfew/Warton Thomas Goldwell Richard Davies Thomas Davies William Hughes William Morgan Richard Parry John Hanmer John Owen George Griffith Henry Glemham Isaac Barrow William Lloyd Edward Jones George Hooper William Beveridge William Fleetwood John Wynne Francis Hare Thomas Tanner Isaac Maddox John Thomas Samuel Lisle The Hon Robert Hay Drummond Richard Newcome Jonathan Shipley Samuel Hallifax Lewis Bagot

Late modern	Samuel Horsley William Cleaver John Luxmoore William Carey Thomas Short Joshua Hughes Alfred Edwards (Archbishop of Wales) William Havard David Bartlett Harold Charles Alwyn Rice Jones (Archbishop of Wales) John Davies Gregory Cameron

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 11058091 LCCN: n85310964 SUDOC: 113505132 BNF: cb162110254 (data)

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