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- c.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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Schedule of Bills to J. Webster & Son totalling £535 12s 6d;
(1) Graveley Repairs; £387 10s 0d
(2) New houses in Jesus Lane; £64 13s 8d
(3) Estates;
Divers' Garden Wale; £6 15s 9 1/2d
Posts [?]; £2 9s 1 1/2d
[?]Fence; £2 4s 0d
Fence Jesus Lane; £3 19s 1d
Dr New Square; £0 11s 9d
Dwf [?] Wall Wale inft [?]; £2 19s 3 1/2d
[Total=] £33 3s 9 1/2d
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Covets [?]; £13 6s 7d
Gravel; £10 5s 0d
Lodge, £9 12s 2 1/2d; [Total=] £33 3s 9 1/2d
(5)
Mr Hunell new floor; £31 6s 0d
[Total=] £535 12s 6d
Overleaf signed by the Revd. Dr. French.