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Family and Education
b. c. 1545, s. of EdmundCooper, Ath. Cant. ii. 245, gives the father’s name as John. Lewin of Cuffley, Herts. by Juliana, da. of William Gooch of Good Easter, Essex. educ. Christ’s, Camb. 1559, BA 1562, MA 1565, LLD 1576; DCL Oxford 1582. m. Anne, da. of Francis Goldsmith of London and Crayford, Kent, 4s. 7da.Vis. Kent (Harl. Soc. xlii), 103; Ath. Cant. ii. 245; J. Peile, Biog. Reg. Christ’s, i. 69, Christ’s, 74; T. E. Watson, Fam. of Lewen, 146.
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Fellow, Christ’s Camb. 1562 – 71; proctor, Camb. Univ. 1568, public orator 1570 – 71; dean of the peculiars to abp. of Canterbury 1576 – 83; judge of PCC from 1576; commissary of the faculties, see of Canterbury; dean of the arches from 1577; chancellor, diocese of Rochester by 1580; prebendary, Chichester from 1581, eccles. commr. by 1581; j.p.q. Kent by 1583; commr. inquiry St. Asaph 1584, prebendary from 1587; master in Chancery from 1593.Peile, Christ’s, 80; Al. Cant. i(3), p. 80; Gabriel Harvey, Letter Bk. (Cam. Soc. xxxiii. n.s.), 7; Lansd. 22, f. 52; C. Coote, Civilians, 52; Arch. Cant. xxiv. 165; G. Hennessy, Chichester Diocese Clergy Lists, 17; Royal 18 D 111, f. 23; Strype, Whitgift, i. 411; CSP Dom 1591–4, p. 311; G. Inn Adm. Reg. 74.

Parlimentarian
LEWIN, William (c.1545-98), of London and Otterden, Kent.
Main residences: London; Otterden, Kent.
Author
M.R.P.
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Commons 1558-1603
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LEWIN, William (c.1545-98)

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