Jonathan Shipley (1714 – 6 December 1788) was a clergyman who held offices in the Church of England (including Dean of Winchester from 1760 to 1769), who became Bishop of Llandaff from January to September 1769 and Bishop of St Asaph from September 1769 until his death.

Dec 6, 2014 · Bishop Jonathan Shipley would have sent them along with his blessing, as he was, to the end, a voice for just and reasonable treatment of the American colonies, and a stalwart opponent of British colonial oppression among the English social elite.

Jan 18, 2002 · Jonathan Shipley (1714–88) was that rarity among eighteenth-century prelates, a man who grew more liberal as he aged. He was educated at Reading and Oxford and ordained in 1738; he then became a tutor in the household of the …

Jonathan Shipley, just such a prophet, was born in London in 1714 and graduated from Christ Church, Oxford in 1735. He took holy orders in the Church of England in 1738, and ten years later he received a D.D. from Oxford. Shipley must have been a favorite of King George III and the Duke of Grafton, for he was appointed Bishop of St. Asaph in ...

Preaching before the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in February of 1773, Jonathan Shipley, Bishop of St. Asaph, sought to ease tensions between Britain and her colonies by reminding both sides of their common Christianity, their interests in trade, the benefits of science and the principles of good governance, noting that the ...

Jan 22, 2002 · “From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Shipley, 7 July 1775,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-22-02-0057. [Original source: The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, vol. 22, March 23, 1775, through October 27, 1776 , ed. William B. Willcox.

It is the purpose of this study to analyze Bishop Shipley's four charges to the clergy of his diocese in 1770, 1774, 1778, and 1782. 7 Assembled in 1791 and 1792 after the bishop's death, the charges were given important emphasis by his son in a two-vol-ume publication that represented Shipley's lifetime rhetorical

Who was Jonathan Shipley? Jonathan Shipley was the son of a London stationer; his mother's family were owners of Twyford House, a large manor in Winchester, England. He was ordained a minister in the Church of England and became both Bishop of Llandaff and Bishop of St Asaph.

;JONATHAN SHIPLEY (1714-1788), bishop of St Asaph, was educated at Reading and Oxford. He was ordained about 1738, and acted as tutor in the household of the 3rd earl of Peterborough. In 1743 he became rector of Silchester and Sherborne St …

;a learned English prelate, was born about 1714. His education was liberal, and, at a proper age he entered Christ Church, Oxford. In April, 1738, he took his degree of Master of Arts, entered holy orders, and obtained a living; in 1743 he was installed a prebendary in …