Richard Hunt (Dean of Durham)

The Very Rev Richard Hunt was Dean of Durham from his installation on 29 May 1620 until his death on 2 November 1638.

Hunt was educated at TrinityCollege, Cambridge. He was Vicar of Terrington from 1609 and a Prebendary of Canterbury from 1614 to 1633. Later he was the Rector of Foulsham and a Prebendary of Lichfield.