Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Leighton, Francis Knyvett

2563409Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886 — Leighton, Francis KnyvettJoseph Foster


Leighton, Francis Knyvett, o.s. Francis Knyvett, of Ipswich, Suffolk, arm. Trinity Coll., matric. 24 June, 1823, aged 16; demy Magdalen Coll. 1833-9, B.A. 1828; fellow All Souls' Coll. 1829-43, M.A. 1831, D.D. 1858, of the Council of Keble College 1871-80, rector of Cardiston, Salop, 1828, vicar of St. Chad's, Shrewsbury, rector of Harpsden 1841-58, vice-chancellor Oxford 1866-70, canon of Westminster 1868, rector of Locking and warden of All Souls' College 1858, until his death 13 Oct., 1881. See Rugby School Reg., 129; & Bloxam, vii. 290.