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| Richard HURD Adm. sizar at EMMAMUEL, 03 Oct., 1733. S. of John, farmer, of Congreve, Staffordshire . B. there, 13 Jan., 1719/20. School, Brewood [ Staffordshire ]. Matric. 1735 ; B.A. 1738/9 ; M.A. 1742 ; B.D. 1749 ; D.D. 1758 . Fellow, 1742 . Ord. deacon (Norwich) Jun., 1742; priest, May, 1744. C. of St Andrew-the-Less, Cambridge [ Cambridgeshire ], 1753-6 . R. of Thurcaston, Leicestershire , 1756-76 . R. of Folkton, East Riding of Yorkshire , 1762-74 . Preacher at Lincoln's Inn [ London ], 1765 . R. of Dursley, Gloucestershire , 1767-74 . Archdeacon of Gloucester [ Gloucestershire ], 1767-74 . Warburtonian lecturer, 1768 . Bishop of Lichfield [ Staffordshire ], 1774-81 . Preceptor to the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York, 1776 . Bishop of Worcester [ Worcestershire ] 1781-1808 . Elected a member of the Royal Society of Göttingen [ Germany ], 1781 . Scholar and critic. Declined the primacy, 1783 . Author, classical, etc. Died 28 May, 1808. ( D.N.B. ) | Richard HURD Approx. lifespan: 1719–1808 Adm. sizar at Emmanuel College 1733:10:03 s. of John HURD farmer, of Congreve, Staffordshire b. there 1719/20:01:13 School Brewood, [ Staffordshire ] Matric. 1735 B.A. 1738/9 M.A. 1742 B.D. 1749 D.D. 1758 Fellow 1742 Ord. deacon (Norwich) 1742:06 ; priest 1744:05 C. of St Andrew-the-Less Cambridge, [ Cambridgeshire ] 1753-56 R. of Thurcaston, Leicestershire 1756-76 R. of Folkton, East Riding of Yorkshire 1762-74 Preacher at Lincoln's Inn, [ London ] 1765 R. of Dursley, Gloucestershire 1767-74 Archdeacon of Gloucester, [ Gloucestershire ] 1767-74 Warburtonian lecturer 1768 Bishop of Lichfield, [ Staffordshire ] 1774-81 Preceptor to the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York 1776 Bishop of Worcester, [ Worcestershire ] 1781-1808 Elected a member of the Royal Society of Göttingen [ Germany ] 1781 Scholar and critic. Declined the primacy 1783 Author, classical, etc. Died 1808:05:28 ( D.N.B. ) [app:]Friend of William Mason and Thomas Gray[:app] [app:] Portrait by Gainsborough at Buckingham Palace, [ London ] ; replica at Emmanuel College (no. 33)[:app] [app:]F.H. Stubbings, 49 Lives [:app] |