John Buckeridge

John Buckeridge (c. 1562 - 1631), English divine, was a son of William Buckeridge of Basildon in Berkshire, but was born in Wiltshire. He was educated at the Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood and at St. John's College, Oxford, his maternal grandfather being cousin to the founder, Sir Thomas White. He became a fellow of his college, and acted as tutor to William Laud, whose opinions were perhaps shaped by him. Leaving Oxford, Buckeridge held several livings, and was highly esteemed by King James I, whose chaplain he became.

In 1605, he was elected president of St. John's College, a position which he vacated on being made bishop of Rochester in 1611. He was transferred to the bishopric of Ely in 1628, and died on the 23rd of May 1631.

The bishop won some fame as a theologian and a controversialist. Among his intimate friends was Bishop Lancelot Andrewes, whose "Ninety-one Sermons" were published by Laud and Buckeridge in 1629.

References

*1911

External links

* [http://www.berkshirehistory.com/bios/jbuckeridge.html Royal Berkshire History: John Buckeridge, Bishop of Rochester (1562-1631)]