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George Rye
George
Rye
,
D.D. was an
English
Anglican priest
in
the 18th century
.
Rye was
born
in
Culworth
and
educated
at
Wadham College, Oxford
. He held
livings
at
Adwell
,
Islip
and
Ickford
. He was
appointed
Archdeacon of Oxford
in
1724
; and
Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford
in
1737
, holding both positions until his death on
4 July
1741
. He was
buried
at Culworth.