John Hinchliffe

English churchman and college fellow (1731–1794)

For the Scottish association footballer, see Jackie Hinchliffe.

The Right Reverend

John Hinchliffe

Bishop of Peterborough

Portrait of Hinchliffe by Nathaniel Hone the Elder, 1757

Diocese| Diocese of Peterborough
In office| 1769–1794
Predecessor| Robert Lamb
Successor| Spencer Madan
Other post(s)| Dean of Durham (1789–1794)
Personal details
Born| 1731 (1731)

Westminster, London

Died| (1794-01-11)11 January 1794
The Palace, Peterborough
Buried| Peterborough Cathedral
Nationality| British
Denomination| Anglican
Residence| The Palace, Peterborough
Parents| Joseph Hinchliffe
Spouse| Elizabeth Crewe
Children| 5
Alma mater| Trinity College, Cambridge

John Hinchliffe (1731 – 11 January 1794) was an English churchman and college fellow who was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, 1768–88, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, 1768–9, Chaplain to George III, 1768, Bishop of Peterborough, 1769–94, and Dean of Durham, 1788–94.

## Early life

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The grave of John Hinchliffe in Peterborough Cathedral

Hinchliffe was the son of Joseph Hinchliffe of London. He was educated at Westminster School and then studied Theology at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was admitted as a pensioner (aged 18) on 14 June 1750. He graduated BA in 1754, M.A. in 1757, became a fellow in 1755, and was awarded a Doctorate in Divinity (D.D.) in 1764.[1]

## Career

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Hinchliffe was ordained as a deacon on 28 December 1756, and as a priest on 19 May 1757, both by Matthias Mawson, Bishop of Ely, at Kensington Parish Church.[2] Chaplain to Elizabeth Hobart, Countess of Buckinghamshire from 1757 to 1762, he was an assistant master at Westminster School from 1757 to 1764, he acted as headmaster for three months in 1764 before becoming tutor to William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire from 1764 to 1766.[1][2] He was Domestic Chaplain to Spencer Compton, 8th Earl of Northampton from 1763 to 1773 and also to Frederick Cornwallis (who was Bishop of Lichfield until 1768 and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1768) from 1768 until 1781. Vicar of Greenwich from 1766 to 1769, Hinchliffe was briefly Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1768 to 1769, was made a Chaplain to George III in 1768, and appointed Master of Trinity College in the same year.[1] In 1769 he was made Bishop of Peterborough. As bishop he played an active role in the House of Lords over the war with America.[1] In 1788 he resigned the Mastership of Trinity College. From 1789 until his death, Hinchliffe was Dean of Durham.

Hinchliffe died in the Bishop's Palace, Peterborough in January 1794 and is buried in Peterborough Cathedral. The grave lies in a group of floor stones dedicated to bishops towards the east end.

## Family

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Hinchliffe married Elizabeth Crewe, daughter of John Crewe of Crewe Hall, Cheshire, and sister of John Crewe, later 1st Baron Crewe. They had two sons and three daughters.

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Hinchliffe, John (HNCF750J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
2. ^ a b "Hinchcliffe, John (1756–1794)". The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540–1835. CCEd Person ID 7150.

## Bibliography

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* Hinchliffe, J. (1770). A sermon preached by order of her imperial majesty on the tomb of Peter the Great in the cathedral church of St. Petersbourg.
* Caudle, J. J. (2004). "John Hinchliffe". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/13333. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

## External links

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* The Master of Trinity at Trinity College, Cambridge
* "Archival material relating to John Hinchliffe". UK National Archives.

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Preceded by

Robert Lamb

|  Bishop of Peterborough
1769–1794  | Succeeded by

Spencer Madan

Preceded by

William Digby

|  Dean of Durham
1789–1794  | Succeeded by

James Cornwallis

Academic offices
Preceded by

Robert Smith

|  Master of Trinity College, Cambridge
1768–1789  | Succeeded by

Thomas Postlethwaite

Preceded by

Sir James Marriott

|  Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
1768–1769  | Succeeded by

William Richardson

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William Markham

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1764  | Succeeded by

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