Tobias Matthew

The Most Reverend

Tobias Matthew
The Most Reverend; Tobias Matthew
Archbishop of York
	official portrait as Archbishop (c. 1608)
Installed	1606
Term ended	1628 (death)
Predecessor	Matthew Hutton
Successor	George Montaigne
Other post(s)	Public Orator of Oxford University (1569–1572); President of St John's College, Oxford (1572–1576); Dean of Christ Church (1576–1579); Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University (1579–1583); Dean of Durham (1583–1595); Bishop of Durham (1595–1606)
Personal details
Born	Tobias Matthew; 13 June 1546; Bristol, England
Died	29 March 1628 (aged 81); Cawood, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Buried	York Minster
Nationality	English
Denomination	Church of England
Parents	Sir John Matthew of Ross; (1522–1569); Eleanor Crofton of Ludlow (1525–1546)
Spouse	Frances Barlow; (married 1576; he died 1628)
Children	Tobias (1577–1655); Mary (1579–1583); Samuel (1583–1601); Mary Ann (1599–1666)
Alma mater	University College, Oxford; Christ Church, Oxford

Tobias Matthew (also Tobie and Toby; 13 June 1546 – 29 March 1628), was an Anglican bishop who was President of St John's College, Oxford, from 1572 to 1576, before being appointed Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1579 to 1583, and Matthew would then become Dean of Durham from 1583 to 1595. All three positions, plus others, were appointed to Matthew by Elizabeth I. Eventually, he was appointed Archbishop of York in 1606 by Elizabeth's successor, James I.

^ ^a ^b Alumni Cantabrigienses : a Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900. Volume 1 Part 3. From the Earliest Times to 1751. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2011. p. 162. ISBN 978-1-108-03609-2. OCLC 889946716.

[Alumni_Cantabrigiense-1] Alumni Cantabrigienses : a Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900. Volume 1 Part 3. From the Earliest Times to 1751. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2011. p. 162. ISBN 978-1-108-03609-2. OCLC 889946716.

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