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to Fountayne and his second and third wives near the altar of St James' Church, High Melton. The inscription to John Fountayne can be seen alone at the base of the memorial.
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Omerod, W.M, 'The Lord Lieutenants & High Sheriffs of Yorkshire 1066-2000, (2000). Department of History of the University of York.
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Noted as quite a politically astute Dean, he held on to office by moving with the political wind, as recounted by his friend, the
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which he inherited upon the death of his elder brother in 1739 and which he immediately set about substantially rebuilding.
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Fountayne's heir was his only surviving grandson, Richard Fountayne-Wilson, son of his daughter Elizabeth, who became
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The second daughter from this third marriage married Richard Wilson, second son of Dr. Christopher Wilson, sometime
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Upon Frances' death in 1750, he thirdly married Ann Montagu, in 1754, the only daughter of Charles Montagu of
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in 1744 and by whom he had no issue. Following Ann's death in 1746, he married Frances Maria Whichcote, of
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Fountayne was the younger of two sons of John Fountayne. He was raised at Melton Hall], in
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Rev Dr Fountayne with his third wife, Ann, and their son Thomas. Portrait by Bernard Downes
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in 1739 and was later awarded a Doctorship of Divinity from the same college in 1751.
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A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland
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John Fountayne married three times, firstly to Ann Bromley, daughter of
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Historical monographs relating to St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
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University of London & History of Parliament Trust
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A History of Doncaster College of Education 1949-1976
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Church of England
clergyman
Dean of York
High Melton
family seat
St Catharine's College, Cambridge
prebendary
Salisbury Cathedral
Canon
St. George's Chapel, Windsor
Dean of York
author
Laurence Sterne

Memorial
William Bromley, speaker of the House of Commons
Harpswell, Lincolnshire
Papplewick
Nottinghamshire
Melton Church
Bishop of Bristol
St James' Church, High Melton
parish church
South Yorkshire
memorials
stained glass
altar
vault
Member of Parliament

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