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John Torkington
John
Torkington
,
D.D. was
Master
of
Clare College
from
1781
until his
death
.
Torkington was
educated
at
Clare College, Cambridge
. He became
Fellow
in
1768
. He was
ordained
a
priest
in the
Church of England
in
1771
. He held
incumbencies
at
Little Stukeley
,
Patrington
,
Stapleford
and
Teigh
.
Webb
was
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
between
1783
and
1784
.