Richard Thompson (priest) explained

Richard Thompson, D.D. (b Wakefield 11 March 1648; d Bristol 29 November 1685) was Dean of Bristol[1] from 1684 until his death.[2]

Thompson was born in Wakefield and educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge.[3] He held livings at Duston, Bedminster[4] and Redcliffe.

He died in May 1617.

Notes and References

  1. "Cathedral Antiquities: Historical and descriptive Accounts, with 311 illustrations of the following English Cathedrals, Volume 5" Britton, J. p67: London, M.A. Nattali, 1836
  2. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/fasti-ecclesiae/1541-1847/vol8/pp15-19 British History On-line
  3. [Alumni Cantabrigienses|Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900]
  4. http://archives.bristol.gov.uk/TreeBrowse.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&field=RefNo&key=AC%2F36074 Bristol Archives

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