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English dean of worcester
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Male
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Birth:
1 January 1772
Death:
5 February 1828
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Biography
James Hook FRS, FSA (1772?–1828) was Dean of Worcester from 1825 until his death.
The son of the composer James Hook, he was educated at Westminster School and St Mary Hall, Oxford and ordained in 1796. He married the daughter of the prominent Scottish physician Walter Farquhar. After having held several livings in 1814 he became Archdeacon of Huntingdon; and in 1817 Rector of Whippingham.
An amateur mountaineer, novelist and composer, he died on 5 February 1828. His brotherand sonalso achieved eminence in their respective fields.