Francis Webber (20 October 1708 in

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– 29 September 1771 in

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) was an Anglican priest and academic, an

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from 1756 until his death. Webber was the son of the Rev. Francis Webber of Clist Honiton, and was born there. He was educated at

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there from 1728 to 1750; and Rector from 1750 until his death. He held livings at Merton,

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Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford Rectors of Exeter College, Oxford Fellows of Exeter College, Oxford 1708 births 1771 deaths 18th-century English Anglican priests People from Honiton Church of England deans Deans of Hereford Clergy from Devon {{ChurchofEngland-dean-stub