Martin Culpepper
Martin Culpepper (or Culpeper or Colepeper; c. 1540 – 10 October 1605) was an English clergyman, medical doctor, and academic at the University of Oxford.
Culpepper was educated at Winchester College, where he gained a scholarship aged 13 in 1554,[1] and New College, Oxford, holding a fellowship 1559–1567, and graduating B.A. 1562, M.A. 1566, B.Med. 1568, Doctor of Physics 1571.[2][3]
He was elected Warden (head) of New College, Oxford in 1573, holding the post until 1599.[4] During his time as Warden of New College, he was also Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford in 1578–9.[5][6]
In the church, he held these livings:[2]
- Rector of Stanton St. John, Oxfordshire (1576)
- Dean of Chichester (1577–1601)
- Rector of Colerne, Wiltshire (1588)
- Archdeacon of Berkshire and Rector of North Moreton then in that county (1588–1605)
He acquired the manor of Astwood in Feckenham, Worcestershire in 1595, he and his brother Walter taking a 1,000-year lease.[7]
He died on 10 October 1605 and was buried in Feckenham.[8]
Family
He married Lettice, daughter of Humphrey Clarke of Westhawke, near Ashford, Kent.[9] They had two sons and a daughter:
- Sir Martin Culpepper (died 1604), knighted 12 May 1604;[10] married Joyce Aston, daughter of Sir Edward Aston; buried at Feckenham church[11]
- Stephen Culpepper (died 1611)
- Mercy Culpepper (died 1629), married Sir Samuel Sandys MP, Lord of Ombersley Manor, Worcestershire,[12] a son of Edwin Sandys, Archbishop of York.
References
- Kirby, T. F. (1888). Winchester Scholars. p. 132. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses: Colepeper, Martin (Culpepper). 1. p. 303. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- The Visitation of Kent 1574 & 1592 by Robert Cooke, Clarenceux King of Arms, edited by W. Bruce Bannerman, F.S.A., Part 2, London 1924, p.90, where he is given as a "Dr of Physics".
- Salter, H. E.; Lobel, Mary D., eds. (1954). "New College". A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford. Victoria County History. pp. 144–162. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
- "Previous Vice-Chancellors". University of Oxford, UK. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
- University of Oxford (1888). "Vice-Chancellors". The Historical Register of the University of Oxford. Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 21–27. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
- "Parishes: Feckenham". A History of the County of Worcester. 3. London: British History Online. 1913. pp. 111–120. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- Braybrooke-Tucker, Stephen (2012). Hanborough: Snapshots from the History of the Parish of Hanborough, Oxfordshire, England. p. 91. ISBN 9781467882828. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- Bannerman, W. Bruce, ed. (1923). The Visitations of Kent 1530-1 and 1534. 1. London. p. 69.
- Shaw, William A. (1906). The Knights of England. 2. London. p. 132. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- "Sir Martin Culpeper of Deane". Fleming Multimedia. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- "Sandys, Samuel (1560-1623), of Ombersley, Worcs". The History of Parliament.
Academic offices | ||
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Preceded by Thomas Whyte |
Warden of New College, Oxford 1573–1599 |
Succeeded by George Ryves |
Preceded by William Cole |
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford 1578–1579 |
Succeeded by Tobias Matthew |
Church of England titles | ||
Preceded by Anthony Rushe |
Dean of Chichester 1577–1601 |
Succeeded by William Thorne |
Preceded by Thomas White |
Archdeacon of Berkshire 1588–1605 |
Succeeded by Leonel Sharp |