About Richard Bernard
Lived 1787 – 1850 (aged 62). Richard Bernard was a politician.
Richard Boyle Bernard (4 September 1787 – 2 March 1850 ) was an MP and Dean of Leighlin in the 19th century.
Bernard was educated at St John's College, Cambridge and ordained in 1815. He became Rector of Glenkeen in 1820; and Dean of Leighlin in 1822. He was MP for Bandon Bridge from 1812 to 1815.
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Irish dean (1787-1850)
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Richard Bernard was born on 4 September 1787.
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Richard Bernard died on 2 March 1850 in Carlow.
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Richard Bernard was a politician.
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