Robert Stevens (1777 – 3 February 1870) was a long serving Dean of Rochester in the 19th century. Stevens was the son of Robert Stevens of Norwich. He was educated at

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where he took part in the

First school cricket match Pupils of Westminster School and Charterhouse School played a cricket match in London on 5 August 1794 which was recorded in the earliest known scorecard of a schools match. Description A notebook compiled by G. B. Buckley held in the library at L ...

in 1794 between Westminster and

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(as London). He took three wickets and scored 26. Later he played in the first match against

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in 1796. He was admitted at

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on 27 June 1797 where he was a scholar and was awarded BA in 1801. He was ordained deacon at Norwich on 3 May 1801 and priest at London on 1 August 1802. In 1804 he was awarded MA at Cambridge. From 1808 to 1820 he was lecturer at St Margaret's, Westminster. In 1814 he became Rector of St James, Garlickhithe, and also prebendary of Lincoln. He became

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of the House of Commons in 1816. In 1820 Stevens became vicar of West Farleigh, Kent and was also appointed Dean of Rochester He was author of ''Sermons on our Duty toward God, our Neighbour and Ourselves'', ''Discourse on the Apostles' Creed'' and ''Counsel of God in the Redemption of the World''. Stevens died in post at the Deanery on 3 February 1870.''Obituary The Dean Of Rochester''

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Saturday, Feb 05, 1870; pg. 5; Issue 26666; col B Stevens married Elizabeth Mason on 15 July 1806.

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1777 births People educated at Westminster School, London Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Deans of Rochester 1870 deaths Chaplains of the House of Commons (UK) {{ChurchofEngland-dean-stub