Robert Thorp (1736 – 20 April 1812) was a British clergyman. He attended

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and

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, obtaining a

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in 1758 as

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and an

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in 1761. In 1768 he succeeded his father Thomas Thorp (1699–1767) as rector of Chillingham; in 1782 he became rector of Gateshead; in 1792 he became

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. In 1795, he became rector of Ryton, and he is buried in the vault of the church there. His youngest son

Charles Thorp Charles Thorp, (13 October 1783 – 10 October 1862) was an English churchman, rector of the parish of Ryton and, later, Archdeacon of Durham and the first warden of the University of Durham. Life He was born in Gateshead, County Durham, ...

also became rector of Ryton and was a founder of Durham University. Another son, George Thorp, became

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of the frigate soon after turning 19 years-of-age and was killed six months later alongside his captain, Richard Bowen, during the assault on Santa Cruz, Tenerife, led by

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, on 25 July 1797. He was author of ''Excerpta quædam e Newtoni Principiis Philosophiæ Naturalis'', 1765 and translated Newton's '' Principia''.

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