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 CHAUNCY.

CHAUVENET.

Greek professorship. He remained at Trinity for some time, and then preached for a season at Marston-Laurence, Northamptonshire. In 1627 he became vicar of Ware, Hertfordshire, where his peculiar puritanical opinions involved him in difficulties with his ecclesiastical superiors. In January, 1629, he was called before the high commission court on the charge of having used in his sermons certain expressions condemnatory of the church, and is said to liave made his submis- sion to Bishop Laud. In 163.5 he was again prose- cuted for opposing the railing in of the communion table at Ware; was suspended, cast into prison, •condemned to costs, and obliged to make a humiliating recantation. He left England late in

1637, and arrived at Plymouth, Mass., in May,

1638. For about three j'ears he preached with Mr. Reyner at Plymouth, and in 1641 was elected pastor of the • church at Scituate, where he preached for twelve years. His pastorate in Scituate was for many reasons unpleasant to him, partly because of a difference of opinion among his parishioners, and partly because of a lack of financial support. His persecutor, Bishop Laud, had been executed, and a change had taken place in the attitude of the church ; Mr. Chauncy was invited to return to Ware, and had reached Boston, whence he \N^as to sail, ■svhen he was invited to become president of Harvard college. He was inaugurated Nov. 29, 1654, and entered upon the duties of the office at a salary of £100 per annum. He was married, March 17, 1630, to Catharine, daughter of Robert Eyre of Saruni, Wilts, and Agnes, his wife, daughter of John Still, bishop of Bath and Wells. He is the author of : The Plain Doctrine of the Justi- Jication of a Sinner in the Sight of God, Six and

Tirenty Sermons (1659), and Antisynodalia Scripta Americana. See Cotton Mather's Mag- nalia Chrisii Americana. Beal's Histoi'y of Neio England, \o\.. ii.,and Memorials of the Chaun- cei/s. He died in Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 19, 1672.

CHAUNCY, Charles, clergytnan. was born in Boston, Mass., Jan., 1, 1705; son of Charles and Sarah (Walley) Chauncy ; grandson of Isaac Chauncy, and great-grandson of Charles Chauncy, president of Harvard college. He was graduated at Harvard in 1721, and studied theology in Boston. On Oct. 25. 1727, he was ordained pastor of the first church in Boston. He was married to Elizabetli, daughter of Judge Hirst, and had three children. He was a fellow of the Ameri- can academy. In 1742 Edinburgh universitj' con- ferred upon him the degree of S.T.D. For a complete list of his published writings see, Bibli- otheca Chaunciana (1884); and Memorials of the Chaunceys, by William Chauncey Fowler. He died Feb. 10, 1787.

CHAUNCY, Charles, jurist, was born in Dur- ham, Conn., Jvme 11, 1747; son of Elihu and Mary (Griswold) Chaimcy, and great-great-grandson of Charles Chauncy, president of Harvard col- lege. He studied law under James A. Hillhouse, and was admitted to the bar in November, 1768. In 1776 he was appointed attorney for the state of Connecticut, and in 1789 to the bench of the superior court. This office he resigned in 1793 and retired from law practice, devoting his time to lecturing to a class of students at law. He was married to Abigail, davighter of Thomas and Abigail Darling of New Haven. In 1777 Yale college conferred upon him the degree of M.A., and Middle bury gave him that of LL.D. in 1811. He died in New Haven. Conn., April 28, 1823.

CHAUNCY, Charles, lawyer, was born in New Haven, Conn., Aug. 17, 1777; son of Charles and Abigail (Darling) Chauncy, and great-great- great grandson of Charles Chauncy of Harvard college. He was graduated at Yale college in 1792, studied law for five years with his father, and in 1798 was admitted to the bar, beginning practice in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1808 he was married to Hannah, daughter of Col. John Ches- ter of Wethersfield, Conn. In 1837 and 1838 he was a member of the convention for revising the constitution of Pennsylvania. He practised law at the Philadelphia bar for nearly forty years, with eminent success. In 1827 Yale college conferred upon him the degree of LL.D. He died in Burlington, N. J., Aug. 30, 1849.

CHAUNCY, Nathaniel, clergyman, was born in Hatfield, Mass., Sept. 21, 1681; son of the Rev. Nathaniel and Abigail (Strong) Chauncy, and grandson of Charles and Catharine (Eyre) Chauncy. He was educated by his uncle, and in 1702 was graduated at Yale college an A.M. in the first class and the first man graduated, and so honored by the coUege. He was then placed in charge of the Hopkins grammar school in Hadley, Mass., and later taught at Springfield, Mass., studying theology meanwhile under his brother-in-law, the Rev. Daniel Brewer. He preached at the newly settled town of Durham, Conn., from about 1704, but was not ordained until Feb. 7, 1711. He continued in office until his death. In April, 1746, he was elected a fel- low of Yale college, which office lie resigned in September, 1753. He was married, Oct. 13, 1708, to Sarah, daughter of Capt. James and Rebecca (Wells) Judson of Stratford, Conn. He died at Durham, Conn.. Feb. 1, 1756.

CHAUVENET, William, mathematician, was born in Milford, Pa., May 24, 1820. He was graduated at Yale in 1840, and was for a time assistant to Alexander Dallas Bache at Girard college. He became professor of mathematics in