Robert Oliver (priest)
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Robert Oliver (15 June 1710 – 15 November 1784) was Archdeacon of the East Riding[1] from 1759 until his death.[2]
He was educated at Merton College, Oxford.[3] On his appointment as Archdeacon he commented "Silence would best become me."[4]
References
- ^ "The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure, Volume 75 p377
- ^ British History On-line
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ "The Oxford Handbook of the British Sermon 1689-1901" Ellison,R; Morgan-Guy,J: Tennant, R p291: Oxford;OUP; 2012 ISBN 9780199583591
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