Stephen Whisson

Stephen Whisson (1710 – 3 November 1783) was a tutor at Trinity College, Cambridge, United Kingdom, and coached 72 students in the 1744–1754 period.

Biography
Wisson was from St Neots, Huntingdonshire and was the son of a publican. In 1735, he matriculated from Wakefield School, Yorkshire.

On 29 November 1734, he was admitted as a sizar at Trinity College, Cambridge, becoming a scholar in 1738.

Timeline

 * 1738/9 BA
 * 1742 MA
 * 1761 BD
 * 1741 Fellow of Trinity
 * 1744 Taxor
 * 1751-83 Cambridge University librarian
 * 1752-80 Senior bursar
 * 1757-58 Senior proctor
 * 1739 ordained deacon
 * 1741 priest
 * 1746 - c. 1766 Vicar of Babraham, Cambridgeshire.
 * 1753-71 Rector of Shimpling, Norfolk.
 * 1771-83 Rector of Orwell, Cambridgeshire.
 * 1783 Buried in Trinity Chapel.