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
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he was
Chaplain
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to the
Earl of Elgin
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from 1851 to 1853. He was the
Incumbent at St Mary
Glasgow from 1853 to 1878. He was
Rector
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Style or title
*Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations
*Rector (academia), a senior official in an edu ...
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 (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 from Little Chart
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