VENN
Adm. sizar at EMMAMUEL, Oct. 3, 1733. S. of John, farmer, of Congreve, Staffs. B. there, Jan. 13, 1719-20. School, Brewood. ' Matric. 1735; B.A. 1738-9; M.A. 1742; B.D. 1749; D.D. 1758. Fellow, 1742. Ord. deacon (Norwich) June, 1742; priest, May, 1744. C. of St Andrew-the-Less, Cambridge, 1753-6. R. of Thurcaston, Leics., 1756-76. R. of Folkton, Yorks., 1762-74. Preacher at Lincoln's Inn, 1765. R. of Dursley, Gloucs., 1767-74. Archdeacon of Gloucester, 1767-74. Warburtonian lecturer, 1768. Bishop of Lichfield, 1774-81. Proceptor to the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York, 1776. Bishop of Worcester. 1781-1808. Elected a member of the Royal Society of Gottingen, 1781. Scholar and critic. Declined the primacy, 1783. Author, classical, etc. Died May 28, 1808. (D.N.B.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1742 | Ordi(ordination) | Hurd, Richard | / | deacon | View |
| 1742 | Subsc | Hurd, Richard | Garveston / | Curate | View |
| 1744 | Ordi(ordination) | Hurd, Richard | / | priest | View |
| 1757 | Appt(Institution) | Hurd, Richard | Thurcaston / | Vicar | View |
| 1760 | Appt(Appointment) | Hurd, Richard | William Warburton, Bishop of Gloucester / | Chaplain | View |
| 1762 | Appt(Institution) | Hurd, Richard | Folkton / | Rector | View |
| 1767 | Appt(Collation) | Hurd, Richard | Gloucester / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1767 | Appt(Collation) | Hurd, Richard | Dursley annexed to the office of archdeacon of Glo / | Rector | View |
| 1767 | Appt(Institution) | Hurd, Richard | Archdeaconry of Gloucester with Rectory of Dursley / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1775 | Appt(consecration) | Hurd, Richard | Lichfield & Coventry / | Bishop | View |
| 1775 | Vac(Promotion) | Hurd, Richard | Folkton / | Rector | View |
| 1775 | Appt(confirmation of election) | Hurd, Richard | Lichfield & Coventry / | Bishop | View |
| 1776 | Vac(Promotion) | Hurd, | Thurcaston / | Rector | View |
| 1781 | Vac(translation) | Hurd, Richard | Coventry & Lichfield / | Bishop | View |
| 1781 | Appt(confirmation of election) | Hurd, Richard | Worcester / | Bishop | View |
| 1781 | Appt(Installation) | Hurd, Richard | Bishop of Worcester / | Bishop | View |
| 1781 | Appt(Installation) | Hurd, Richard | Worcester / | Bishop | View |
| 1808 | Vac(Death) | Hurd, Richard | Worcester / | Bishop | View |