Thomas Skynner (born Great Milton 6 June 1728; died Pinhoe 7 August 1789) was the Archdeacon of Totnes from 1772 until 1775.[1]

Skynner was born in Great Milton and educated at Christ Church, Oxford.[2] He was appointed a prebendary of Exeter Cathedral in 1768; Canon[3] in 1769; and Precentor[4] in 1775. He was Rector of Bratton Clovelly and Vicar of Pinhoe in 1781.

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  1. ^ Some Account of the Barony and Town of Okehampton; Bridges, W. B.; Thomas, C.; Fothergill, H. G.; new ed. by Wright, W. H. K.; Tiverton: W. Masland, 1889
  2. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Skynner, Thomas" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ Thomas Skynner, DD
  4. ^ Civil and Ecclesiastical History of the City of Exeter and Its Environs; by A. Jenkins; p. 300: Exeter: W. Norton, 1841
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Preceded by Archdeacon of Totnes
1772–1775
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