Foxcroft, Thomas, 1697-1769

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British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000215.0x000031

Thomas Foxcroft received his A. B. from Harvard in 1714, and was a minister at the First Church in Boston, Mass.

From the description of Manuscript exercises, ca. 1714. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77072566

Thomas Foxcroft (1696/7-1769), minister of the First Church of Boston, was born on February 26, 1696/7. He attended Harvard College as an undergraduate from 1710 to 1714 and studied a curriculum that emphasized Latin and Greek studies, and public discourse and syllogistic debate. Foxcroft graduated first in his class and delivered Salutatory Oration at the 1714 Commencement. After receiving an AB from Harvard, Foxcroft went on to receive an AM in 1717. He was ordained as a minister of the First Church of Boston on November 20, 1717, whereupon he became an ex-officio member of the Harvard Board of Overseers. Though Foxcroft was severely affected by a paralytic shock in 1736, he served as a minister until his death and was a public opponent of Arminianism. Foxcroft delivered the annual Dudleian lecture at Harvard College on May 13, 1761. Foxcroft died on June 18, 1769.

From the guide to the Papers of Thomas Foxcroft, 1710-1714, (Harvard University Archives)

Foxcroft was a minister at the First Church in Boston, Mass.

From the description of Correspondence, 1726-1758. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122372632

From the guide to the Correspondence, 1726-1758., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)