18 March 1758 A.D. Matthew Hutton Dies—85th of 105 Archbishops of Canterbury
18 March 1758 A.D. Matthew Hutton Dies—85 th of 105 Archbishops of Canterbury Matthew Hutton (3 January 1693 – 18 March 1758) was a high churchman in the Church of England , serving as Archbishop of York (1747–1757) and Archbishop of Canterbury (1757 to 1758). He was a direct descendant of Matthew Hutton , who served as Archbishop of York in the 17th century. Hutton was born at Kirby Hill near Richmond in Yorkshire , and was educated at Ripon Grammar School and Jesus College, Cambridge , graduating in 1713. [1] He was a fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge , from 1717 to 1727, and became a Doctor of Divinity in 1728. Hutton became a royal chaplain to George II in 1736. He became Rector of Trowbridge and of Spofforth , in Yorkshire, and held prebends at York and Westminster. In 1743 he became Bishop of Bangor , and in 1747, Archbishop of York , before finally, in 1757, becoming Archbishop of Canterbury , but died the next year without having ever lived in...