11 Facts About Thomas Hayter

Thomas Hayter was an English whig divine, who served as a Church of England bishop for 13 years, and was a royal chaplain.

Thomas Hayter was considered tolerant and eclectic, learned and intelligent.

Thomas Hayter was born in Chagford, Devon, officially the son of George Hayter; it has often been claimed that Lancelot Blackburne was his father, but there is no conclusive evidence.

Thomas Hayter took further degrees at Emmanuel College, Cambridge and DD.

Thomas Hayter was appointed private chaplain to Archbishop Lancelot Blackburne of York, then made Prebendary of York, Prebendary of Southwell, Rector of Kirkby Overblow, Yorkshire, Sub-dean of York, Archdeacon of York, Rector of Etton, Yorkshire, Chaplain to the King, Vicar of Kirkby-in-Cleveland, and Prebendary of Westminster.

Thomas Hayter was Bishop of Norwich from 1749 to 1761.

Thomas Hayter was a revelatory evangelist at the pulpit, a doctrinal latitudinarian, condemned mishandling of the poor, and urged temperance, and wider acceptance of clandestine marriages.

In 1758, Thomas Hayter asked noted surgeon Benjamin Gooch to visit all the great hospitals in London with a view to building a general hospital for the County of Norfolk and the City of Norwich jointly.

In 1751, Thomas Hayter was chosen to replace Francis Ayscough as the tutor to the future George III.

The whiggish dislike of the Princess doting over her many children was largely blamed on Thomas Hayter's seemingly Tory-inspired influences, often misinterpreted as mischievous.

Thomas Hayter was seen taking the waters at Malvern as early as 1761 for rheumatic pains.