John Bramston (priest)
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John Bramston (12 May 1802 – 13 November 1889)[1] was Dean of Winchester (1872–1883).
He was the younger son of Thomas Gardiner Bramston, who owned Skreens estate in Roxwell, Essex and was a member of Parliament for Essex, and the younger brother of Thomas William Bramston, who inherited Skreens and was an MP for South Essex.[1] He was also a descendant of his namesakes Sir John Bramston, the elder and the latter's son Sir John Bramston, the younger.[2]
He went to Oriel College, Oxford and graduated with a B.A. in 1823. He became vicar of Great Baddow, Essex in 1831 and vicar of Witham in 1840. He became Dean of Winchester in October 1872 and resigned the post in 1883.[3]
He married Clarissa Sandford Trant in 1832; she died in 1844. He remarried Anna Hanbury in 1846.[1] His daughter Anna founded Winchester High School, now known as St Swithun's School.[4]
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| Preceded by | Dean of Winchester 1872 – 1883 |
Succeeded by George William Kitchin |
