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John Hinchliffe


(b. 1731, Westminster, London – d. Jan. 11, 1794, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire )

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John Hinchliffe (1731-1794), bishop of Peterborough, was one of the few bishops to oppose the Anglo-American War and support Catholic relief.

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