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Richard Langley (priest)

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Name
  
Richard Langley

Role
  
Canon

Died
  
May 1615


Richard Langley D.D. (1563 - May 1615) was Head Master of Eton College from 1591 - 1611 and a Canon of Windsor for a few days in 1615

Career

He was King’s Scholar at Eton College and educated at King's College, Cambridge where he graduated with BA in 1585, MA in 1588, B.D. in 1595 and D.D. in 1607.

He was appointed:

  • Head Master of Eton College 1591 - 1611
  • Rector of Horton, Buckinghamshire
  • Rector of Paglesham and Latchingdon, Essex 1608 - 1615
  • He was appointed to the third stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1615 but died a few days after his appointment.

    References

    Richard Langley (priest) Wikipedia


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