Richard William Herrick (3 December 1913 - 5 May 1981) was an

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. He was educated at King Edward VI School Retford and

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and was initially a

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. He was

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after a period of study at the

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in 1940. He held curacies at

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and

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before being appointed

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of St Michael's, Northampton in 1947, a post he held for a

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. He was then a

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until 1978 when he was appointed

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. He died in post.''Deaths ''

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Wednesday, May 06, 1981; pg. 30; Issue 60920; col A

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1913 births People educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, Retford Alumni of the University of Leeds Alumni of the College of the Resurrection Provosts and Deans of Chelmsford 1981 deaths 20th-century English Anglican priests {{UK-reli-bio-stub