Joseph Loscombe Richards,

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21 October 1798; d

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21 October 1854) was an

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head in the 19th century. Richards was educated at Exeter College, Oxford. He was a

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there from 1818 to 1837; and

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from 1838 until his death.''

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'' Thursday, 16 March 1854 Issue 21690 p.7 An

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priest, he was also

of Bushey from 1835 to 1838.

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Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford Rectors of Exeter College, Oxford Fellows of Exeter College, Oxford 1798 births 1854 deaths 19th-century English Anglican priests Clergy from Plymouth, Devon {{UOxford-stub