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John Stokes (canon of Windsor)

John Stokes (died 1559) was a Canon of Windsor.

Life

He was educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge. He graduated B.A. in 1530 and M.A. in 1533.

Career

He was appointed:

  • Fellow of King’s College, Cambridge 1527
  • Vicar of Eton 1535
  • Rector of Dorney, Buckinghamshire 1537
  • Rector of Horton, Buckinghamshire 1540
  • Rector of Iver, Buckinghamshire 1546
  • Rector of Everdon, Northamptonshire 1553

He was appointed to the sixth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1546, a position he held until his death in 1559.