Creighton (or Crighton), Robert, Sen, Dd

Creighton (or Crighton), Robert, Sen., D.D.

an English prelate, was born in 1593, and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. He became prebendary of Lincoln in 1631, prebendary of Wells in 1632, dean of Wells in 1660, and bishop of Bath and Wells in 1670; and died November 21, 1672, leaving some Sermons Land Translations. See Le Neve, Fasti; Allibone, Dict. of Brit. and Amer. Authors, s.v.