Erasmus Saunders (priest, died 1775)


Erasmus Saunders D.D. was a Canon of Windsor from 1751 to 1756.

Family

He was the son of Erasmus Saunders, Canon of Brecon. He married Mary Kenrick and they had three children:
He died in 1775 and was buried in the south aisle of Bath Abbey.

Career

He was educated at Merton College, Oxford and graduated BA in 1737, MA in 1740, BD in 1751 and DD in 1753.
He was appointed:
He was appointed to the tenth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1751 and held the canonry until 1756.