Richard Newcome (1701-1769) was an English bishop of Llandaff

Bishop of Llandaff

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 and bishop of St Asaph

Bishop of St Asaph

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Life

He was the sixth son of Peter Newcome, vicar of Aldenham

Aldenham

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, Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire

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. He was admitted to Queens' College, Cambridge

Queens' College, Cambridge

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 in 1718, matriculating in 1719, and graduating B.A. 1722, M.A. 1725, and D.D. 1746. He became a Fellow of Queens' and then vicar of Hursley

Hursley

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, Hampshire

Hampshire

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 in 1726 .

He was rector of St Botolph's Church, Cambridge in 1727. Subsequently he was chaplain to George II. From 1746 he was rector of Whitchurch

Whitchurch, Shropshire

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, Shropshire

Shropshire

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, and from 1755 canon of Windsor. He was bishop of Llandaff from 1755 and was translated to St Asaph in 1761.

He died at Bath, Somerset on 3 June 1769.