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Adm. pens. at JESUS, July 1, 1782. Of Devon. [4th s. of the Rev. Richard (1747), R. of N. Tawton, and Juliana, the last of the Arams, of Weild Park, Herts.] ' Matric. Michs. 1782; LL.B. 1788. Ord. priest (London) Dec. 20, 1789. Chaplain to the Prince Regent. V. of Okehampton, Devon, 1789-1814. R. of Chulmleigh, 1796-1814. Preb. of Exeter. An accomplished musician; excelling as a player of the 'cello, despite the fact that he had lost the forefinger of his left hand. Married Sarah, dau. of George Horne, Bishop of Norwich. Died May 12, 1814, at Okehampton. Brother of Francis (1790), Richard (1773), Robert (1785), Thomas (1796); father of George (1814). (Cant. Act Bk.; G. Mag., 1814, I. 625.)