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Ralph Button

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at Oxford in their work of reform, and apparently resumed his tutorship at Merton. On 18 February. 1648 Button was appointed by the visitors junior proctor; on 11 April he pronounced a Latin oration before
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lived with him as his pupil. He died at Islington in October 1680, and was buried in the parish church. A son died and was buried at the same time. Baxter in
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in 1642, Button, who sympathised with the parliamentarians, moved to London, and on 15 November 1643 was elected Professor of Geometry at
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says that he was soon afterwards imprisoned for six months for teaching and not having taken the Oxford oath. At the date of the
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Button showed independence in successfully resisting the endeavour of the visitors to expel
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from the Hebrew and Arabic lectureship on the ground of political disaffection. At the
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Button was ejected from all his offices and his place at Christ Church was taken by
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speaks highly of him. He left a daughter, who married Dr. Boteler of London.
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under the Commonwealth, and later a nonconformist schoolmaster.
19:(died 1680) was an English academic and clergyman, 86:. In 1647 he was nominated a delegate to aid the 118:, where he kept a school; he taught alongside 8: 224:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 189:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 153: 7: 93:Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke 35:He was the son of Robert Button of 14: 259:Fellows of Merton College, Oxford 244:Ejected English ministers of 1662 254:Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford 221:Dictionary of National Biography 203: 186:Dictionary of National Biography 1: 114:. Leaving Oxford, he went to 21:Gresham Professor of Geometry 275: 249:Dissenting academy tutors 166:The Lives of the Puritans 129:Declaration of Indulgence 168:(1813) vol. iii, p. 224. 180:"Pakeman, Thomas"  132:(1672) Button moved to 122:who was his neighbour. 76:First English Civil War 74:On the outbreak of the 88:parliamentary visitors 43:, and was educated at 142:Reliquiae Baxterianae 51:, recommended him to 25:Christ Church, Oxford 53:Sir Nathaniel Brent 82:, in the place of 266: 225: 207: 206: 191: 190: 182: 175: 169: 158: 55:, the Warden of 274: 273: 269: 268: 267: 265: 264: 263: 229: 228: 213: 204: 200: 195: 194: 177: 176: 172: 159: 155: 150: 80:Gresham College 33: 12: 11: 5: 272: 270: 262: 261: 256: 251: 246: 241: 231: 230: 227: 226: 199: 196: 193: 192: 170: 162:Benjamin Brook 152: 151: 149: 146: 124:Richard Baxter 120:Thomas Pakeman 65:Anthony à Wood 57:Merton College 45:Exeter College 32: 29: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 271: 260: 257: 255: 252: 250: 247: 245: 242: 240: 237: 236: 234: 223: 222: 217: 216:Button, Ralph 211: 210:public domain 202: 201: 197: 188: 187: 181: 174: 171: 167: 163: 157: 154: 147: 145: 143: 139: 138:Joseph Jekyll 135: 131: 130: 125: 121: 117: 113: 109: 105: 104:Edward Pocock 100: 98: 97:Henry Hammond 94: 89: 85: 81: 77: 72: 70: 66: 62: 61:Zachary Bogan 58: 54: 50: 49:John Prideaux 46: 42: 38: 30: 28: 26: 22: 18: 219: 184: 173: 165: 160:For Murcot, 156: 141: 127: 101: 84:John Greaves 73: 34: 17:Ralph Button 16: 15: 239:1680 deaths 108:Restoration 69:John Murcot 37:Bishopstone 23:, canon of 233:Categories 198:References 134:Islington 116:Brentford 112:John Fell 41:Wiltshire 212::  136:, and 67:, and 148:Notes 31:Life 218:". 235:: 183:. 164:, 71:. 63:, 39:, 214:"

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Gresham Professor of Geometry
Christ Church, Oxford
Bishopstone
Wiltshire
Exeter College
John Prideaux
Sir Nathaniel Brent
Merton College
Zachary Bogan
Anthony à Wood
John Murcot
First English Civil War
Gresham College
John Greaves
parliamentary visitors
Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke
Henry Hammond
Edward Pocock
Restoration
John Fell
Brentford
Thomas Pakeman
Richard Baxter
Declaration of Indulgence
Islington
Joseph Jekyll
Benjamin Brook
"Pakeman, Thomas" 
Dictionary of National Biography
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