Lynford Caryl

Lynford Caryl, D.D.^[1] was an English academic, Master of Jesus College, Cambridge^[2] from 1758 until 1771.^[3]

Caryl was born in Cotgrave and educated at Jesus College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1728; and M.A. in 1732. He was ordained on 13 June 1729 and held livings at Fordham, Cambridge and Barnburgh. He was Fellow of Jesus from 1733 to 1750; Registrary of the University of Cambridge from 1751 to 1758; and twice Vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge, between 1758 and 1759 and 1773 to 1774.^[4]

He died at Canterbury on 18 June 1781.^[5]

Notes

1. National Archives
2. College web site
3. Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900, John Venn/John Archibald Venn Cambridge University Press > (10 volumes 1922 to 1953) Part II. 1752-1900 Vol. i. Abbas – Cutts, (1922) p304
4. University of Cambridge web-site
5. British History on-line