Phineas Pett (priest)

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Phineas Pett , D.D. (b Maidstone 1 June 1756 – d Christ Church, Oxford'Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries' The Morning Post (London, England), Thursday, February 11, 1830; Issue 18461 4 February 1830) was Archdeacon of Oxford"John Henry Newman Sermons 1824-1843: Volume V" from 1797 until his death.[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/fasti-ecclesiae/1541-1847/vol8/pp84-85 British History On-line]

Pett was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, matriculating in 1774, and graduating B.A. in 1778.{{alox2|title=Pett, Phineas}} He held livings at Orton on the Hill, Cropredy, Wentnor, Chilbolton and Newington, Oxfordshire.The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, Volume 100, Part 1 pp657/8 He was Principal of St Mary Hall, Oxford[https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp125806/phineas-pett NPG] from 1801 until 1815.