Richard Osbaldeston

Richard Osbaldeston
The Right Reverend and Right Honourable; Richard Osbaldeston
	Bishop of London
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of London
Elected	1762
Term ended	1764 (death)
Predecessor	Thomas Hayter
Successor	Richard Terrick
Other posts	Bishop of Carlisle; 1747–1764
Orders
Consecration	c. 1747
Personal details
Born	1691
Died	1764
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Profession	Tutor
Alma mater	St John's College, Cambridge

Richard Osbaldeston (1691–1764) was a Church of England clergyman and Bishop of London from 1762 to 1764.

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 Richard Osbaldeston 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 King George II of Great Britain, and tutor to King George III. He became Bishop of Carlisle in 1747. He was a patron of John Jortin.[2]

Notes

"Osbaldeston, Richard (OSBN707R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
Concise Dictionary of National Biography

External links

Material relating to Bishop Osbaldeston at Lambeth Palace Library

Church of England titles
Preceded by Sir George Fleming, Bt	Bishop of Carlisle 1747–1764	Succeeded by Charles Lyttelton
Preceded by Thomas Hayter	Bishop of London 1762–1764	Succeeded by Richard Terrick

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[1] "Osbaldeston, Richard (OSBN707R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[2] Concise Dictionary of National Biography

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