Richard Wilmot

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Richard Wilmot DD (17031772) was a Canon of Windsor from 1748 to 1772. [1]

Dean and Canons of Windsor ecclesiastical body of St Georges Chapel at Windsor Castle

The Dean and Canons of Windsor are the ecclesiastical body of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

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Family

He was the son of Robert Wilmot of Osmaston Hall, Derbyshire.

Osmaston Hall

Osmaston Hall was built in 1696 in extensive grounds of what is now Osmaston, a part of Derby. The house was the home of the Wilmot baronets, and the Fox family before being used for a golf club and railway business. The house was demolished in 1938.

Career

He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge and was awarded BA in 1725, MA in 1728 and DD in 1744.

St Johns College, Cambridge college of the University of Cambridge

St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college was founded by Lady Margaret Beaufort. In constitutional terms, the college is a charitable corporation established by a charter dated 9 April 1511. The aims of the college, as specified by its Statutes, are the promotion of education, religion, learning and research.

He was appointed:

Trusley village and civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England

Trusley is a parish and small village in South Derbyshire. As the civil parish population is only minimal details are included in the civil parish of Dalbury Lees.

Mickleover human settlement in United Kingdom

Mickleover is the most westerly suburb of the city of Derby in the United Kingdom. It is located 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the city centre.

Morley, Derbyshire village and civil parish in Erewash district, Derbyshire, England

Morley is a village and civil parish within the area of Erewash Borough Council in the English county of Derbyshire, north of Derby.

He was appointed to the ninth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1748, a position he held until 1772.

St Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle Church in Windsor, England

St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in England, is a chapel designed in the high-medieval Gothic style. It is both a Royal Peculiar, a church under the direct jurisdiction of the monarch, and the Chapel of the Order of the Garter. Seating approximately 800, it is located in the Lower Ward of the castle.

Notes

  1. Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S. L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle

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