Richard Hutchins[1] (1698 – 10 August 1781) D.D., a minister of the Church of England, was Hervey's tutor, and a very faithful member[2] of the Oxford Methodist Society.[3] He graduated with a BA. at Lincoln College, Oxford in 1720.[4] He became a Fellow of the college on 8 December 1720, subrector on 6 November 1739, bursar and librarian on 6 November 1742, and rector on 9 July 1755.[5] He died on 10 August 1781. His only publication is a Latin sermon,

Richard Hutchins
Born1698
Died10 August 1781(1781-08-10) (aged 82–83)
Alma materUniversity of Oxford (BA)

Elucidatio Sexti Capitis Evangelii Secundum Johannem (1847, 8vo, page 51). "In more respects than one Dr. Hutchins continued an Oxford Methodist long after all his old friends had been dispersed."[6]

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  1. ^ "British and Irish Paintings in Public Collections: an index" Wright, W; Gordon, C.M. p617:Yale University Press; 2006 ISBN 0300117302
  2. ^ "Proceedings of the Wesley Historical Society" Vol 5 p151: York; WHS: 1906
  3. ^ "The life of the Rev. George Whitefield, B.A., of Pembroke College, Oxford" Tyerman, L p62: London; Hodder and Stoughton; 1890
  4. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Hutchins, Richard (1)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  5. ^ British History on-line
  6. ^ See Tyerman, The Oxford Methodists, page 370.

  This article incorporates public domain material from McClintock, John; Strong, James (1867–1887). Cyclopædia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. Harper and Brothers.