Richard Prosser
Archdeacon of Durham
About Richard Prosser
Lived 1748 – 1839 (aged 90–91).
Richard Prosser, DD (1748–1839) was Archdeacon of Durham from 1808 until his death.
He was the son of Humphrey Prosser of Market Drayton, and matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford in 1767, where he graduated B.A. in 1770. He was made a Fellow and graduated M.A. in 1773, B.D. in 1784, and D.D. in 1797.
Prosser served incumbencies in Colchester, Gateshead and Easington. He died on 8 October 1839.
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Who was Richard Prosser?
Archdeacon of Durham
When was Richard Prosser born?
Richard Prosser was born in 1748.
When did Richard Prosser die?
Richard Prosser died on 8 October 1839.
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