Robert Wharton (14 June 1751 - 19 January 1808) was
Archdeacon of Stow from 1791 until his death.
Wharton was born in
Durham, and was educated at
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Pembroke College, Cambridge
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at Sigglesthorne
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. He was Chancellor
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of the Diocese of Lincoln
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from 1801 until his death at Nettleham
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1751 births
18th-century English Anglican priests
19th-century English Anglican priests
Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge
Archdeacons of Stow
1808 deaths
Clergy from Durham, England
People educated at Eton College
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