Richard Cumberland was Archdeacon of Northampton from 1707 until 1737.
He was the son of Richard Cumberland, an English philosopher and Bishop of Peterborough from 1691 to 1718. [1] Cumberland was born in Peterborough and educated at Queens' College, Cambridge. [2] He held incumbencies at Elton and Peakirk; [3] and was a Prebendary of Peterborough and Lincoln.
He died on 24 December 1737. [4]
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