Richard Woodward (tavern Owner)
Richard Woodward may refer to: * Richard Woodward (bishop) (1726–1794), Bishop of Cloyne in the Church of Ireland * Richard Woodward (organist) (1743–1777), organist of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin * Richard B. Woodward Richard B. Woodward has been an arts critic in New York since 1985. His contributions have appeared in ''The New York Times''. Alongside ''New York Times'', he also writes for ''The Wall Street Journal''. His reviews and articles have appeared in nu ...

Richard Woodward (bishop)
Richard Woodward (1726 – 12 May 1794) was Bishop of Cloyne in the Church of Ireland and the author of a vigorous defence of the Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland. Origins and education Richard Woodward was the son of Francis Woodward, of Grimsbury, near Bristol. He was educated by Josiah Tucker, the Dean of Gloucester, before attending Wadham College, Oxford, where he took the degree of Bachelor of Civil Law in 1749 and Doctor of Civil Law in 1759. Career Between 1764 and 1781 Woodward was Dean of Clogher and between 1772 and 1778 he was Chancellor of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. In May 1778 he exchanged the latter position for the rectory of Louth. In 1781 he was raised to the episcopy as Bishop of Cloyne, being consecrated on 4 February 1781 at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, by the Archbishop of Dublin and the Bishops of Ossory and Clonfert. He continued to serve as Bishop of Cloyne until his death on 12 May 1794. Works and writings Richard Woodward’s best known work ...
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Richard Woodward (organist)
Richard Woodward the younger (c.1743/44 – 22 November 1777) was an Irish composer and organist, probably of English birth. Biography Woodward was probably born in Salisbury and became a choirboy of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, in 1751, following the appointment of his father (of the same name) from Salisbury to the Dublin cathedral choir as a lay vicar choral. In 1764 Woodward was awarded a gold medal by the Hibernian Catch Club (which has been referred to as the oldest surviving musical society in Europe) for his canon ''Let the Words of My Mouth'', which is inscribed on his memorial at Christ Church Cathedral. In 1771, Trinity College conferred upon him the degree of MusD. He had several students, including British composer Harriet Wainwright. At the age of 22, in 1765, Woodward was appointed organist at Christ Church Cathedral as successor to George Walsh and choral vicar at St Patrick's Cathedral. His memorial records that he was "Preceptor to the Children of the two ...
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