Robert Bentley Buckle (6 January 1802 – 16 September 1893) was the
Archdeacon of Dorset
The Archdeacon of Dorset is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Salisbury, England. He or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within the four area deaneries: Purbeck, Poole, Wimborne, and Milton & ...
from 1836 to 1862.
Buckle was born on 6 January 1802, the fourth son of Edward Buckle of
Sowerby, Yorkshire. He was educated at
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Sidney Sussex College (historically known as "Sussex College" and today referred to informally as "Sidney") is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England. The College was founded in 1 ...
, graduating BA as 4th
Wrangler in 1824. He was elected a
Fellow
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of St John's in 1826. He was the
Rector of
Moreton, Dorset
Moreton is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated on the River Frome, Dorset, River Frome about east of Dorchester, Dorset, Dorchester. In the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 census the civil parish had 158 households and a pop ...
until 1836; and then of
Upwey in the same county. He was also a
Prebendary
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of
Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Church of England, Anglican cathedral in the city of Salisbury, England. The cathedral is regarded as one of the leading examples of Early English architecture, ...
.
["Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857: volume 6: Salisbury diocese” Horn,J: London, 1986]
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1802 births
1893 deaths
Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
Archdeacons of Dorset
Fellows of St John's College, Cambridge
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