Stephen Weston

Stephen Weston (1665–1742) was an English bishop and educator.

He served as canon of Ely, from 1715 to 1717; and became vicar of Mapledurham in 1716.

[2] He became Bishop of Exeter in 1724, through the influence of Robert Walpole who was a pupil of his at Eton.

He has a monument in the south aisle of Exeter Cathedral.

[4] The physician Sir George Baker was his grandson.

Stephen Weston by Arthur Pond
Memorial in Exeter Cathedral