13 May 1764 A.D. Death: Richard Osbaldeston, 116th Bishop of London
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May 1764 A.D. Death: Richard Osbaldeston, 116th
Bishop of London—Alumnus of St. John’s College, Cambridge, 1714; Bishop of
Carlisle, 1747-1761; Translated from Carlisle; Nominated 30 Jan & Confirmed
17 Feb 1762; Chaplain to King George III; Died in Office, 13 May 1764
Richard Osbaldeston
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Richard
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1762
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Term ended
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1764 (death)
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Bishop
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Consecration
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c. 1747
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Born
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1691
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Died
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1764
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Richard Osbaldeston (1691 – 1764) was a Church of England clergyman and Bishop of London from 1762 to 1764.
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Life
He was born at Hunmanby in Yorkshire, a younger son of Sir Richard Osbaldeston, a prominent landowner and Member of Parliament, head of the Yorkshire branch of an old Lancashire family. His mother who died young was Elizabeth Fountayne of Melton. His grandfather William was also a Member of Parliament and his great-grandfather had been Attorney General for Ireland. He graduated MA from St John's College, Cambridge, in 1714, becoming a Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge.[1] He was a chaplain to George II of England, and tutor to George III of England. He became Bishop of Carlisle in 1747. He was a patron of John Jortin.[2]Notes
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up ^ "Osbaldeston,
Richard (OSBN707R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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Bishop
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