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- 12 December 1846 (Creation)
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Master of Jesus College, 1820-1849.
William French was the son of Thomas French, a wealthy yeoman at Eye in Suffolk. He was educated at Ipswich Grammar School. In 1807 he entered Gonville and Caius College and was second wrangler and Smith's prizeman. He graduated BA in 1811 and MA in 1814. In 1811 he was elected as a Fellow and Tutor at Pembroke College. He became a University Proctor in 1816.
In 1821 he married Elizabeth Maria, daughter of John Wythe of Eye, and was made DD by Royal Mandate, and served in the office of Vice-Chancellor. He held this position again in 1834, when he also acted as one of the syndics appointed to superintend the building of the Fitzwilliam Museum.
In 1827 he was presented by the Lord Chancellor to the living of Moor Monkton, Yorkshire. In 1832 he became a canon of Ely Cathedral.
He died in the lodge at Jesus College on 12 November 1849.
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Receipt for £387 10s 0d for work done in the Graveley Account
For repairing walls and re-erecting a range of buildings consisting of fowl houses, pig sties, cart horse and nag stables, fowl houses, cow lodges, calves places also a brick all from House to pond; £137 0s 0d
For building a new Barn with Brick underpinning Stud and Batten eather boarding, slated roof, wood floor on oak joice [sic; joist]; £239 0s 0d
3 new oak Gates & Irons and batten fencing in yard 28 x 6 ½ x 6 oak 24 x 5 x 5 oak, 70 x 6 x 4 oak, 24 x 4 x 6 oak and labour to do; £11 10s 0d
Total = £387 10s 0d
Received the 12th day of December 1846 of the Revd. Dr. French by cheque.