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Richard Cumberland (priest)

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Richard Cumberland was Archdeacon of Northampton from 1707 until 1737.

He was the son of Richard Cumberland, an English philosopher and Bishop of Peterborough from 1691 to 1718. Cumberland was born in Peterborough and educated at Queens' College, Cambridge. He held incumbencies at Elton and Peakirk; and was a Prebendary of Peterborough and Lincoln.

He died on 24 December 1737.

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  1. Stephen, Leslie. Dictionary of National Biography, Vol. 13. Macmillan: New York. 1888.
  2. QCC Eminent Alumni
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  4. British History On-line
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Preceded byThomas Wolsey Archdeacon of Northampton
1707–1737
Succeeded byJohn Browne
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