VENN: Adm. sizar (age 27) at TRINITY, May 18, 1703. S. of Robert, of Tanfield, Yorks. School, Tanfield (Mr Hutchinson). ' Matric. 1704; Scholar, 1706; B.A. 1706-7; M.A. 1710; B.D. 1724; D.D. 1728 (Comitia Regia. Certain gatherings of the Senate of the University at which royal personages were present and degrees specially conferred.'Com. Reg.). Fellow, 1709. Vice-Master of Trinity, 1734-64; supported the Master, Richard Bentley, throughout his quarrel with the Fellows. Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy, 1744-64. Ord. deacon (York) Sept. 1707; priest (Ely) Sept. 20, 1713. C. of Upwell, Norfolk, 1708. V. of Chesterton, Cambs., 1728. R. of Fakenham, Norfolk, 1745-58. R. of Upwell and Outwell, Norfolk, until 1764. Devoted to horticulture. Founder of the Cambridge Botanic Garden, 1762. Died unmarried, Dec. 15, 1764. Will ('Prerogative Court of Canterbury.'P.C.C.) 1765. (Endowments, 468; D.N.B.).
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| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1707 | Ordi(ordination) | Walker, Richardus | / | deacon | View |
| 1713 | Ordi(ordination) | Walker, Richardus | / | priest | View |
| 1713 | Ordi(ordination) | Walker, Richardus | / | priest | View |
| 1713 | Subsc | Walker, Richardus | / | View | |
| 1715 | Subsc | Walker, Richardus | Welney, Norfolk / | Curate | View |
| 1724 | Appt(Licensing) | Walker, Richardus | Haddenham / | Curate | View |
| 1728 | Vac(resignation) | Walker, Richardus | Haddenham / | Preacher | View |
| 1728 | Vac(resignation) | Walker, Richardus | Haddenham / | Curate | View |
| 1728 | Appt(Institution) | Walker, Richardus | Chesterton / | Vicar | View |
| 1745 | Appt(Institution) | Walker, Richard | Fakenham / | Rector | View |
| 1745 | Vac(cession) | Walker, Richard | Chesterton / | Vicar | View |
| 1757 | Appt(Institution) | Walker, Richard | Upwell with Welney / | Rector | View |
| 1757 | Appt(Institution) | Walker, Richard | Upwell with Welney / | Rector | View |
| 1758 | Vac(cession) | Walker, Richard | Fakenham / | Rector | View |
| 1758 | Vac(cession) | Walker, Richard | Fakenham / | Rector | View |
| 1764 | Vac(Death) | Walker, Richard | Upwell / | Rector | View |