Matthew Postlethwayte (1679–1745)[1] was Archdeacon of Norwich from 1742 until 1744.
[2] A Cumbrian, Postlethwayte was educated at St Paul's and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
[3] He was ordained on 22 December 1706.
He held incumbencies at Needham, Shottesham, Denton[4] and Redenhall.
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