Thomas Rudge

Thomas Rudge (baptised 1753 – 1825) was an English churchman, topographer and antiquarian, Archdeacon of Gloucester from 1814, and chancellor of the diocese of Hereford from 1817.[1]

Life

The son of Thomas Rudge of Gloucester, Thomas Rudge the younger entered Merton College, Oxford, on 7 April 1770 at aged 16. He graduated with a B.A. degree in 1780. St. Rudge received a master's degree from Worcester College, Oxford in 1783 and a B.D. in 1784.

Rudge was appointed rector of St. Michael's Church and St. Mary-de-Grace Church, Gloucester. With the support of Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, Rudge became vicar of Haresfield, Gloucestershire.[2]

In 1814, Rudge was appointed archdeacon of Gloucester. In 1817, he was made chancellor of the diocese of Hereford.

Rudge died in 1825.[2]

Works

Rudge published:[1][2]

  • The History of the County of Gloucester, compressed and brought down to the year 1803, 2 vols., Gloucester, 1803.
  • A General View of the Agriculture of the County of Gloucester, 1807.
  • The history and antiquities of Gloucester, from the earliest period to the present time: &c., 1811.

See also

Notes
  1. Herbert, Nicholas. "Rudge, Thomas". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/24252. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. Lee, Sidney, ed. (1897). "Rudge, Thomas" . Dictionary of National Biography. 49. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1897). "Rudge, Thomas". Dictionary of National Biography. 49. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

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