William Sancroft (1617-93; ODNB); rector of Houghton-le-Spring, 1661-2; master of Emmanuel Coll., Cambridge, 1662-4; dean of St Paul's, 1664-8; archbishop of Canterbury, 1678-90; leader of the 'Seven bishops', imprisoned for resisting James II's religious policies; refused to recognise William III as king; after deprivation of the archbishopric, leader of the non jurors.

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• 6 Jun 1920