George Snell (died 1701) was the Archdeacon of Totnes.[1]
He was born the son of John Snell, a minister of Thurlstone, Devon and educated at Exeter College, Oxford, matriculating in 1661. He was made a fellow in 1662-1671 and awarded B.A. in 1665 and M.A. in 1668.[2]
He became vicar of Menheniott, Cornwall in 1670 and rector of Thurlstone, Devon in 1679. He was a canon of Exeter Cathedral from 1685 to 1700 and archdeacon of Totnes from 1694 to his death in 1701.[2]
References
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- ^ a b "Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714". British History Online. Retrieved 19 May 2012.