John Saumares
Canon of Windsor

John Saumares

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Canon of Windsor
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1 September 1697
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John Saumares D.D. (d. 1 September 1697) was a Canon of Windsor from 1671 - 1697 and Dean of Guernsey from 1662 - 1697.

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He was educated at Pembroke College, Oxford and graduated DD 1671

He was appointed:

  • Rector of St Martin’s Guernsey 1662
  • Dean of Guernsey 1662 - 1697
  • Rector of Hartley Westpall 1682 - 1684
  • Rector of Hasely 1688
  • Chaplain to King Charles II

He was appointed to the fourth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1671, and held the stall until 1697.