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John TOLSON 1576?-1644

Biographical Note

Born in Cumberland. BA Oriel College, Oxford 1593, MA 1599, BD 1611, DD 1622. Vicar of St Mary's Nottingham 1616, rector of Hampton Poyle, Oxfordshire 1619, rector of Marston Sicca, Gloucestershire 1634, canon of St Paul's 1632. Provost of Oriel 1621, vice-chancellor 1643. He oversaw the rebuilding of the front quad and chapel at Oriel, making a significant financial contribution himself. He was drawn into the early stages of the Civil War at Oxford on the royalist side, and would doubtless have suffered deprivation or fines had he lived longer.

Books

In his will, Tolson directed that 30 of his best books should be chosen from his study at the time of his death for Oriel library; should there not be enough not already held, his "unuseful and superfluous" ones should be sold to benefit the library. The total size of his collection is not known; the residue of his goods was left to his nephew Henry Tolson. 21 books are listed in the Oriel donors' book.

Sources

Foster, J. Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford 1500-1714/1715-1886, 8 vols, Oxford, 1891.
Richards, G. & H. Salter (eds), The Dean's register of Oriel, Oxford, 1926, p.251.
Roy, I. & D. Reinhart, Oxford and the Civil Wars, chapter 14 in N. Tyacke (ed), The History of the University of Oxford, vol IV, Oxford, 1997.

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+===[[name::John]] [[name::TOLSON]]  [[date of birth::1576]]?-[[date of death::1644]]===
 ====Biographical Note====
-Born in [[lived at::Cumberland]].  [[has degree::BA]] [[educated at::Oriel College, Oxford]] [[graduated in::1593]], [[has degree::MA]] [[graduated in::1599]], [[has degree::BD]] [[graduated in::1611]], [[has degree::DD]] [[graduated in::1622]].  [[has appointment::Vicar]] of [[is parish::St Mary's Nottingham]] [[is appointed in::1616]], [[has appointment::rector]] of [[is parish::Hampton Poyle, Oxfordshire]] [[is appointed in::1619]], [[has appointment::rector]] of [[is parish::Marston Sicca, Gloucestershire]] [[is appointed in::1634]], [[has appointment::canon of St Paul's]] [[is appointed in::1632]].  [[has appointment::Provost of Oriel]] [[is appointed in::1621]], [[has appointment::vice-chancellor]] [[is appointed in::1643]].  He oversaw the rebuilding of the front quad and chapel at Oriel, making a significant financial contribution himself.  He was drawn into the early stages of the Civil War at Oxford on the royalist side, and would doubtless have suffered deprivation or fines had he lived longer.
+Born in [[place of birth::Cumberland]]. BA [[education::Oriel College, Oxford]] 1593, MA 1599, BD 1611, DD 1622.  [[occupation::vicar|Vicar]] of [[location::St Mary's Nottingham]] 1616, [[occupation::rector]] of [[location::Hampton Poyle, Oxfordshire]] 1619, [[occupation::rector]] of [[location::Marston Sicca, Gloucestershire]] 1634, [[occupation::canon]] of [[organisations::St Paul's]] 1632.  [[occupation::Provost]] of [[education::Oriel College, Oxford|Oriel]] 1621, [[occupation::vice-chancellor]] 1643.  He oversaw the rebuilding of the front quad and chapel at [[education::Oriel College, Oxford|Oriel]], making a significant financial contribution himself.  He was drawn into the early stages of the Civil War at [[location::Oxford]] on the royalist side, and would doubtless have suffered deprivation or fines had he lived longer.
 ====Books====
-In his will, Tolson directed that [[bequeathed::30 of his best books]] should be chosen from his study at the time of his death for [[subsequent owner::Oriel College, Oxford library|Oriel library]]; should there not be enough not already held, his "unuseful and superfluous" ones should be sold to benefit the library.  The total size of his collection is not known; the residue of his goods was left to his nephew [[has nephew::Henry Tolson]].  21 books are listed in the Oriel donors' book.
+In his will, Tolson directed that [[bequest::30 of his best books]] should be chosen from his study at the time of his death for [[beneficiary::Oriel College, Oxford|Oriel library]]; should there not be enough not already held, his "unuseful and superfluous" ones should be [[retail sale::sold]] to benefit the library.  The total size of his collection is not known; the [[bequest::residue of his goods]] was left to his [[beneficiary::nephew]] [[family::Henry Tolson]].  21 books are listed in the Oriel donors' book.
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 ====Sources====
-Foster; G. Richards & H. Salter (eds), ''The Dean's register of Oriel'', Oxford, 1926, p.251; I. Roy & D. Reinhart, Oxford and the Civil Wars, ch 14 in N. Tyacke (ed), ''The History of the University of Oxford'', vol IV, Oxford, 1997.
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+*Foster, J. ''Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford 1500-1714/1715-1886'', 8 vols, Oxford, 1891.
+*Richards, G. & H. Salter (eds), ''The Dean's register of Oriel'', Oxford, 1926, p.251.
+*Roy, I. & D. Reinhart, Oxford and the Civil Wars, chapter 14 in N. Tyacke (ed), ''The History of the University of Oxford'', vol IV, Oxford, 1997.
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