Family and Education
b. 1602, 8th and yst s. of Sir John Fern (d.1609), writer on heraldry and administrator, of Temple Belwood, Yorks. and Elizabeth, da. of John Needham of Wymondley, Herts. educ. Free Sch., Uppingham, Rutland; St Mary Hall, Oxf. 1618–20; Trinity, Camb. matric. 1620, BA 1623, fell. 1624, MA 1626, BD 1632, DD 1641; incorp. Oxf. 15 June 1643. d. 16 Mar. 1662; will 9 Aug. 1659, pr. 30 May 1663. TNA, PROB 11/310; PROB 11/311.
Offices Held
Chap. to Charles I, 1643.
Chap. to Thomas Morton†, bp. Durham c. 1632, to lords commrs. at Uxbridge 1645; vic. Masham, Yorks. 1638 – 39; rect. Medbourne, Leics. 1639–46 (ejected); adn. Leicester 1641 – 61; dean, Ely 1661 – 62; prolocutor, lower house, Convocation 1661.
Master, Trinity, Camb. 1660 – 62; v.-chan. Camb. 1660 – 61.
Parlimentarian
FEARNE
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Lords 1660-1715
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Religion
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