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Keywords: JohnLakeBishop.jpg John Lake bishop John Lake 1624-1689 was a 17th century Bishop of Sodor and Man Bishop of Bristol and Bishop of Chichester in the British Isles He was born in Halifax in the West Riding of Yorkshire and educated at St John's College Cambridge He was an ardent Royalist and fought valiantly for the King at Basing House and Wallingford On leaving the army Lake entered the Church and rose to become Bishop of Sodor and Man on January 7 1683 He was translated to Bristol on August 12 1684 and to Chichester on October 19 1685 He was one of the seven bishops imprisoned by James II However during the Glorious Revolution he voted for a regency for the Kings's son He refused to accept William and Mary and was suspended from office on August 1 1689 Lake died on the August 30 following http //www npg org uk/live/search/portrait asp search ap subj 94 3BGroup+portraits rNo 12 1688 Clip from a painting by an Unknown artist at source age PD-old-100 People of Chichester Bishops of the Diocese of Chichester Seven Bishops Christianity in the Isle of Man
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