Richard Hamilton Babington (30 November 1901 – 9 June 1984) was
Archdeacon of Exeter
The Archdeacon of Exeter is a senior ecclesiastical officer of the Diocese of Exeter in the Church of England. The modern diocese is divided into four archdeaconries: the archdeacon of Exeter supervises clergy and buildings within the area of the ...
from 1958 to 1970; and
Treasurer
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Government
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of
Exeter Cathedral
Exeter Cathedral, properly known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter, is an Anglican cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of Exeter, in the city status in the United Kingdom, city of Exeter, Devon, in South West England. The presen ...
from 1962 to 1970.
His father, also called Richard, was an
Anglican
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priest
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. He was educated at
Malvern and
Keble College, Oxford
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. After a
curacy
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at
Banstead
Banstead is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey, England. It is south of Sutton, London, Sutton, south-west of Croydon, north of Reigate, south-east of Kingston-upon-Thames, and south of Central London.
On the North Dow ...
he held
incumbencies in
Southampton
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and
Ipswich
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. He was a
canon
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of
St Edmundsbury Cathedral
St Edmundsbury Cathedral (formally entitled the Cathedral Church of St James and St Edmund) is the cathedral for the Church of England's Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. It is the seat of the Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich and is in ...
from 1947 to 1958.
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References
1901 births
Alumni of Keble College, Oxford
People educated at Malvern College
Archdeacons of Barnstaple
1984 deaths
Richard
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'st ...
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