Richard Oldham (actor)
Richard Oldham may refer to: * Richard Oldham (bishop) (died 1485/86), bishop of Sodor and Man * Richard Oldham (priest) (1814–1889), Scottish Episcopalian priest * Richard Dixon Oldham Richard Dixon Oldham FRS (; 31 July 1858 – 15 July 1936) was a British geologist who made the first clear identification of the separate arrivals of P-waves, S-waves and surface waves on seismograms and the first clear evidence that the ...

Richard Oldham (bishop)
Richard Oldham (died 1485/86) was a pre-Reformation cleric who served as the Bishop of Sodor and Man in the second half of the 15th century. He was elected Abbot of Chester in 1455 and appointed Bishop of Sodor and Man on 11 or 15 February 1478, holding both posts until his death. Contemporary records reveal some acrimony between Oldham and the townsfolk of Chester. In 1474 and 1478, the Exchequer of Chester guaranteed his safety and that of his monks, and in a later turnaround of events in 1480 he and twelve fellow monks were themselves bound over to keep the peace in the city. He died in office either on 13 October 1485 or 19 September 1486 and was buried at Chester Abbey Chester Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral and the mother church of the Diocese of Chester. It is located in the city of Chester, Cheshire, England. The cathedral, formerly the abbey church of a Benedictine monastery dedicated to Sai .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Oldham, Rich ...
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Richard Oldham (priest)
Richard Samuel Oldham (1823–1914) was a Scottish Episcopalian priest: he was Dean of Glasgow and Galloway from 1878 to 1888. He was educated at Wadham College, Oxford;and ordained deacon in 1856, and priest in 1847. After curacies in St Pancras and Kensington he was Chaplain to the Earl of Elgin from 1851 to 1853. He was the Incumbent at St Mary Glasgow from 1853 to 1878. He was Rector of Little Chart from 1881 until 1905; and Perpetual Curate at the Grosvenor Chapel from 1878 to 1881. He died on 24 June 1914.''Obituary'' The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (fou ... (London, England), Friday, Jun 26, 1914; pg. 10; Issue 40560 References Alumni of Wadham College, Oxford Deans of Glasgow and Galloway 1823 births 1914 deaths People fro ...
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