Robert Morwent

Robert Morwent was an Oxford college head in the 16th-century.[1]

Morwent was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford.[2] He held the livings at Lydeard St Lawrence, East Knoyle and Bishopstone, Wiltshire[lower-alpha 1]. Morwent was President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford from 1537 until his death on 26 August 1558.[3]

Notes
  1. This could be either Bishopstone, Salisbury or Bishopstone, Swindon.

References
  1. British History On-line
  2. Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1715 (Surnames Mordaunt-Mytton)
  3. "A History of the University of Oxford Including the Lives of the Founders" Chalmers, A. p480: Oxford; Collingwood & Co;1810
Academic offices
Preceded by
John Claymond		 President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
1537–1558		 Succeeded by
William Chedsey
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