John Arrowsmith (scholar)

John Arrowsmith (29 March 1602 15 February 1659) was an English theologian and academic.

Life

Arrowsmith was born near Gateshead and entered St John's College, Cambridge, in 1616. In 1623 he entered the fellowship of St Catherine Hall, Cambridge.[1]

In 1631 he became a preacher at King's Lynn, Norfolk. He was a member of the Westminster Assembly and preached to the Long Parliament on a number of occasions. He was elected as Master of St Johns, Cambridge, on 11 April 1644. In 1645 he became rector of St Martin Pomary, London.[2] He served as Vice-Chancellor of the University in 1647-48.

In 1651, he was elected Regius Professor of Divinity, and, in 1653, Master of Trinity College. He resigned his professorship in 1655 and died February 1659, in Cambridge.

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Academic offices
Preceded by
William Beale
Master of St John's College, Cambridge
16441653
Succeeded by
Anthony Tuckney
Preceded by
Samuel Collins
Regius Professor of Divinity at Cambridge
1651—1656
Succeeded by
Anthony Tuckney
Preceded by
Thomas Hill
Master of Trinity College, Cambridge
16531659
Succeeded by
John Wilkins
Preceded by
Thomas Hill
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
16471648
Succeeded by
Anthony Tuckney
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