VENN: Adm. sizar (age 19) at TRINITY, Mar. 3, 1813. S. of James (? 1778). B. at Hawes, Yorks. [Bapt. there Apr. 13, 1793.] School, Ravenstonedale, Westmorland (Dr Robinson). ' Matric. Michs. 1813; Scholar, 1816; B.A. (4th Wrangler) 1817; M.A. 1820. Fellow of Downing, 1823; Tutor. Ord. deacon (Chester, Litt. dim. from Ely) May, 1820; priest (Ely) Nov. 12, 1820. (Crockford gives deacon 1818; p. 1819); V. of Tadlow, Cambs., 1820-40. C. of East Hatley, 1824; R. there, 1826-40. R. of King's Somborne, Hants., 1836; founded a school there, opened 1842. Dean of Hereford, 1850 till his death. Restored the Cathedral and reopened it, 1863. Master of St Catherine's Hospital, Ledbury, 1861. Vice-President of British Association at Bath meeting, 1864. Wrote pamphlets on the education of the poorer classes. Author, works on educational and social questions. Died Mar. 10, 1867, at the Deanery, Hereford. A biographical notice of him by W. C. Henry was privately printed, 1867. Brother of James (1820), Thomas C. (1825), etc. (D.N.B.; Scott, MSS.; Boase, I. 836; Crockford; G.Mag., May, 1867, 174, 175.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820 | Appt(Institution) | Dawes, Richard | Tadlowe / | Vicar | View |
| 1820 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Dawes, Richard | / | deacon | View |
| 1820 | Ordi(ordination) | Dawes, Richard | / | priest | View |
| 1820 | Ordi(ordination) | Dawes, Richard | / | deacon | View |
| 1824 | Appt(Licensing) | Dawes, Richard | East Hatley / | Curate | View |
| 1824 | Appt(Licensing) | Dawes, Richard | East Hatley / | Stipendiary Curate | View |
| 1826 | Appt(Institution) | Dawes, Richard | East Hatley / | Rector | View |