Thomas Wortley Drury
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Thomas Wortley Drury was an Anglican bishop
Bishop
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 who later served as Master
Master (college)
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 of St Catharine's College, Cambridge
St Catharine's College, Cambridge
St. Catharine’s College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1473, the college is often referred to informally by the nickname "Catz".-History:...

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Drury was educated at King William's College
King William's College
King William's College is a leading world International Baccalaureate HMC independent school for ages 3 to 18, situated near Castletown on the Isle of Man...

 and Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000 . In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth.-College history:...

. Ordained in 1871,. His first post was as a curate
Curate
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 at Braddon
Braddon
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 after which he was Mathematical Master
Teacher
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 of King William's College
King William's College
King William's College is a leading world International Baccalaureate HMC independent school for ages 3 to 18, situated near Castletown on the Isle of Man...

 (his old schoo). Following this he was rector
Rector
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 of Holy Trinity, Chesterfield
Chesterfield
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 then Principal of the Church Missionary College in Islington
Islington
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. Between 1899 to 1907 he was Principal of Ridley Hall, Cambridge
Ridley Hall, Cambridge
Ridley Hall is a theological college located in Sidgwick Avenue in Cambridge in the United Kingdom, which trains intending ministers for the Church of England and other churches. It was founded in 1881 and named in memory of Nicholas Ridley, a leading protestant theologian of the sixteenth century...

 when he was ordained to the episcopate as the Bishop of Sodor and Man
Bishop of Sodor and Man
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, a post he held for four years. In 1911 he was translated
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 to become the Bishop of Ripon
Bishop of Ripon and Leeds
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. A Sub-Prelate
Prelate
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 of the Order of St John of Jerusalem
Venerable Order of Saint John
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, he died at the Master’s Lodge at St Catharine's.
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