Richard Meggot
English churchman, Canon of Windsor and Dean of Winchester
About Richard Meggot
Lived 1632 – 1692 (aged 59–60).
Richard Meggot (died 7 December 1692) was a Canon of Windsor from 1677 to 1692 and Dean of Winchester from 1679 to 1692.
Career He was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge, where he graduated BA 1653, MA 1657 and DD in 1669.
He was appointed: Rector of St Olave's Church, Southwark 1662; Vicar of Twickenham 1668–1687; Chaplain in ordinary of King Charles II 1672.
He was appointed to the eighth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1677, and held the stall until 1692.
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Who was Richard Meggot?
English churchman, Canon of Windsor and Dean of Winchester
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Richard Meggot was born in 1632.
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Richard Meggot died on 7 December 1692.
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