William Richardson

(1698-1775)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Richardson, William, 1698-1775 NRA: Richardson, William (1698-1775) Antiquary DNB: Richardson, William (1698–1775), antiquary and college head LBT ID: WiRicha1775 VIAF ID: 140908 LOC ID: nr93033063	B/BAP: 1698-07-23 DIED: 1775-03-14
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Educated at Westminster and Emmanuel College, Cambridge, he was a noted antiquary elected master of Emmanuel in 1736; he was precentor of Lincoln Cathedral (1760).
REFERENCES TO William Richardson: William Field, Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Opinions of the Rev. Samuel Parr, LL.D.; with Biographical Notices of many of his Friends, Pupils, and Contemporaries. 2 vols (London: Henry Colburn, 1828) Ch. IV. 1765-1766 Found 3: ¶ 2 ¶ 5 ¶ n1