Tobias Matthew | |
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Archbishop of York | |
![]() official portrait as Archbishop (c. 1608) | |
Installed | 1606 |
Term ended | 1628 (death) |
Predecessor | Matthew Hutton |
Successor | George Montaigne |
Other post(s) | Public Orator of Oxford University (1569–1572) President of St John's College, Oxford (1572–1576) Dean of Christ Church (1576–1579) Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University (1579–1583) Dean of Durham (1583–1595) Bishop of Durham (1595–1606) |
Personal details | |
Born | Tobias Matthew 13 June 1546 |
Died | 29 March 1628 Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | (aged 81)
Buried | York Minster |
Nationality | English |
Denomination | Church of England |
Parents | Sir John Matthew of Ross (1522–1569) Eleanor Crofton of Ludlow (1525–1546) |
Spouse | Frances Barlow (married 1576; he died 1628) |
Children | Tobias (1577–1655)[1] Mary (1579–1583) Samuel (1583–1601)[1] Mary Ann (1599–1666) |
Alma mater | University College, Oxford Christ Church, Oxford |
Tobias Matthew (also Tobie and Toby; 13 June 1546 – 29 March 1628), was an Anglican bishop who was President of St John's College, Oxford, from 1572 to 1576, before being appointed Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1579 to 1583, and Matthew would then become Dean of Durham from 1583 to 1595. All three positions, plus others, were appointed to Matthew by Elizabeth I. Eventually, he was appointed Archbishop of York in 1606 by Elizabeth's successor, James I.