Richard Bruce Stopford

Hon. Richard Bruce Stopford MA (1774 – 12 December 1844) was a Canon of Windsor from 1812 to 1844.[1]

Family

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He was the fourth son of James Stopford, 2nd Earl of Courtown. On 19 Nov 1800 he married Eleanor Powys,[2] daughter of Thomas Powys, 1st Baron Lilford and they had the following children:

Career

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He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford where he was awarded BA in 1796, MA in 1799.

He was appointed:

  • Rector of Barton Seagrave 1798
  • Vicar of Nuneaton 1803
  • Prebendary of Bullinghope in Hereford Cathedral 1810-1844
  • Chaplain to Queen Victoria

He was appointed to the sixth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1812, a position he held until 1844.

Notes

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  1. ^ Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S. L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
  2. ^ Debrett's Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland. John Debrett. 1840
  3. ^ For more on Richard Henry Stopford see: O'Byrne, William R. (1849). "Stopford, Richard Henry" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary. London: John Murray.