Richard Comyns Birch (1760 c.-1807)
The son of Richard Birch of Wittle, he was educated at Harrow and at Stanmore under
Samuel Parr; he was Postmaster General of Calcutta. The Athenaeum described him as
“as at once the man of letters and the polished gentleman.”
The son of Richard Birch of Wittle, he was educated at Harrow and at Stanmore under
Samuel Parr; he was Postmaster General of Calcutta. The Athenaeum described him as
“as at once the man of letters and the polished gentleman.”