James Edgcumbe
Oxford college head
About James Edgcumbe
Born 1705.
James Edgcumbe, D.D. (b Tavistock 17 December 1705; d Oxford 16 May 1750) was an Oxford college head.
Edgcumbe was educated at Exeter College, Oxford and became a Fellow in 1728. He was Rector from 1731 until his death. An ordained Anglican priest, he held the living at Barwick-in-Elmet.
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