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Anthony TUCKNEY 1599-1670

Biographical Note

Born at Kirton, Lincolnshire, son of William Tuckney, vicar there. BA Emmanuel College, Cambridge 1617, fellow 1619, MA 1620, BD 1627, DD 1649. His early Calvinist leanings were fostered by close association with like-minded Emmanuel men, some of whom subsequently moved to America. He became vicar of Boston, Lincolnshire in 1633 and rose to prominence in the 1640s as a member of the lower house of convocation and of the Westminster Assembly. He was made [[Occupation::Master of Emmanuel in 1645, to replace the ejected Richard Holdsworth, and was subsequently Master of St John’s, Cambridge (1653) and regius professor of divinity (1656). His theology was out of tune not only with post-Restoration Anglicanism but also with much mid-century nonconformity. He resigned the Boston vicarage in 1660 and the mastership of St John’s in 1661, retiring to London where he undertook occasional preaching; the opening words of his will describe him only as “an unworthy minister of the gospel of Christ”. A number of sermons were published during his lifetime, with larger collections published posthumously.

Books

Tuckney bequeathed all his household goods and books to his son Jonathan (fellow of St John’s, ejected 1662, d.1693), but the bulk of his library as it stood in the 1660s was destroyed in the fire of London in 1666, when it was deposited at Scriveners’ Hall. As vicar of Boston he took a leading role in the repair and expansion of Boston parish library (originally founded 1610), and gave many books. He also gave books to Emmanuel Examples: Cambridge University Library Oates 992, ?Aa*.6.11(F); Emmanuel 303.4.61

Characteristic Markings

Sources

Collinson, Patrick. "Tuckney, Anthony (1599–1670), Church of England clergyman and college head." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography; M. Perkin, A directory of the parochial libraries of the Church of England London, 2004.; S. Bendall et al (eds), History of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, 1999.

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-===[[has given name::Anthony]] [[has surname::TUCKNEY]] [[born in::1599]]-[[died in::1670]]===
+===[[Name::Anthony]] [[Name::TUCKNEY]] [[Date of Birth::1599]]-[[Date of Death::1670]]===
 ====Biographical Note====
-Born at [[lived at::Kirton, Lincolnshire]], son of [[son of::William Tuckney]], [[father has appointment::vicar]] there. [[has degree::BA]] [[educated at::Emmanuel College, Cambridge]] [[graduated in::1617]], [[has appointment::fellow]] [[is appointed in::1619]], [[has degree::MA]] [[graduated in::1620]], [[has degree::BD]] [[graduated in::1627]], [[has degree::DD]] [[graduated in::1649]]. His early Calvinist leanings were fostered by close association with like-minded Emmanuel men, some of whom subsequently moved to America. He became [[has appointment::vicar]] of [[is parish::Boston, Lincolnshire]] in [[is appointed in::1633]] and rose to prominence in the 1640s as a member of [[is member of::the lower house of convocation]] and of [[is member of::the Westminster Assembly]]. He was made [[has appointment::Master of Emmanuel]] in [[is appointed in::1645]], to replace the ejected [[is successor of::Richard Holdsworth]], and was subsequently [[has appointment::Master of St John’s, Cambridge]] ([[is appointed in::1653]]) and [[has appointment::regius professor of divinity]] ([[is appointed in::1656]]). His theology was out of tune not only with post-Restoration Anglicanism but also with much mid-century nonconformity. He resigned the Boston vicarage in [[date of resignation::1660]] and the mastership of St John’s in [[date of resignation::1661]], retiring to London where he undertook occasional [[has occupation::preacher|preaching]]; the opening words of his will describe him only as “an unworthy minister of the gospel of Christ”. A number of [[is author of::sermons]] were published during his lifetime, with larger collections published posthumously.
+Born at [[Place of Birth::Kirton, Lincolnshire]], son of [[Family::William Tuckney]], vicar there. BA [[education::Emmanuel College, Cambridge]] 1617, [[occupation::fellow]] 1619, MA 1620, BD 1627, DD 1649. His early Calvinist leanings were fostered by close association with like-minded Emmanuel men, some of whom subsequently moved to America. He became [[occupation::vicar of Boston, Lincolnshire in 1633 and rose to prominence in the 1640s as a member of the lower house of convocation and of the Westminster Assembly. He was made [[Occupation::Master of Emmanuel]] in 1645, to replace the ejected [[Associates::Richard Holdsworth]], and was subsequently [[occupation::Master of St John’s, Cambridge]] (1653) and [[Occupation::regius professor of divinity]] (1656). His theology was out of tune not only with post-Restoration Anglicanism but also with much mid-century nonconformity. He resigned the Boston vicarage in 1660 and the mastership of St John’s in 1661, retiring to London where he undertook occasional [[has occupation::preacher|preaching]]; the opening words of his will describe him only as “an unworthy minister of the gospel of Christ”. A number of [[is author of::sermons]] were published during his lifetime, with larger collections published posthumously.
 ====Books====
-Tuckney bequeathed all his [[bequeathed::household goods and books]] to his son [[subsequent owner::Jonathan Tuckney|Jonathan]] ([[son has appointment::fellow of St John’s]], ejected [[son is ejected in::1662]], d.[[son died in::1693]]), but the bulk of his library as it stood in the 1660s was destroyed in the fire of London in [[library destroyed in::1666]], when it was deposited at [[location of library::Scriveners’ Hall]]. As vicar of Boston he took a leading role in the repair and expansion of Boston parish library (originally founded [[library founded in::1610]]), and gave many [[bequeathed::books]]. He also gave [[bequeathed::books]] to [[subsequent owner::Emmanuel College, Cambridge|Emmanuel]] Examples: [[present repository::Cambridge University Library|CUL]] Oates 992, ?Aa*.6.11(F); [[present repository::Emmanuel College, Cambridge|Emmanuel]] 303.4.61
+Tuckney bequeathed all his [[bequest::household goods and books]] to his [[Beneficiary::son]] [[Family::Jonathan Tuckney|Jonathan]] (fellow of St John’s, ejected 1662, d.1693), but the bulk of his library as it stood in the 1660s was destroyed in the fire of London in [[Destroyed::1666]], when it was deposited at Scriveners’ Hall. As vicar of Boston he took a leading role in the repair and expansion of Boston parish library (originally founded 1610), and gave many [[bequest::books]]. He also gave [[bequest::books]] to [[beneficiary::Emmanuel College, Cambridge|Emmanuel]] Examples: [[present repository::Cambridge University Library]] Oates 992, ?Aa*.6.11(F); [[present repository::Emmanuel College, Cambridge|Emmanuel]] 303.4.61
 ====Characteristic Markings====
 ====Sources====
-''Dictionary of National Biography''; M. Perkin, ''A directory of the parochial libraries of the Church of England''
+[https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/27794 Collinson, Patrick. "Tuckney, Anthony (1599–1670), Church of England clergyman and college head." ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'']; M. Perkin, ''A directory of the parochial libraries of the Church of England'' London, 2004.; S. Bendall et al (eds), ''History of Emmanuel College, Cambridge'', 1999.
-London, 2004.; S. Bendall et al (eds), ''History of Emmanuel College, Cambridge'', 1999.
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