Thomas Skynner

Thomas Skynner (born Great Milton 6 June 1728; died Pinhoe 7 August 1789) was the Archdeacon of Totnes from 1772 until 1775.^[1]

Skynner was born in Great Milton and educated at Christ Church, Oxford.^[2] He was appointed a prebendary of Exeter Cathedral in 1768; Canon^[3] in 1769; and Precentor^[4] in 1775. He was Rector of Bratton Clovelly and Vicar of Pinhoe in 1781.

References

1. Some Account of the Barony and Town of Okehampton; Bridges, W. B.; Thomas, C.; Fothergill, H. G.; new ed. by Wright, W. H. K.; Tiverton: W. Masland, 1889
2. Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Skynner, Thomas" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
3. Thomas Skynner, DD
4. Civil and Ecclesiastical History of the City of Exeter and Its Environs; by A. Jenkins; p. 300: Exeter: W. Norton, 1841

Church of England titles
Preceded by George Baker	Archdeacon of Totnes 1772–1775	Succeeded by Ralph Barnes