John Howorth

John Howorth, D.D. (d. 1668) was a 17th-century priest^[1] and academic.^[2]

Howorth was born in Manchester and educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge.^[3] He was ordained in 1625; and became a prebendary of Peterborough in 1639.^[4] He was Fellow of Magdalene from 1645; Master of Magdalene from 1664 until his death in 1668;^[5] and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1766 until 1767.^[6]