Richard Bagot (Bishop) (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Richard Bagot (22 November 1782 - 15 May 1854) was an English cleric. He was a son of William Bagot, 1st Baron Bagot of Blithfield Hall, Staffordshire. He was educated at Christ Church and All Souls College, Oxford, and was Rector of Leigh and Blithfield and Prebendary of Lichfield Cathedral. He was Canon of Windsor from 1822 to 1827, Dean of Canterbury 1827-1845, Bishop of Oxford 1829-1845 and Bishop of Bath and Wells 1845-1854. He married Lady Harriet Villiers, daughter of George Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey in 1806. They had eight sons, (three of whom entered the Church, three of whom joined the armed services) and four daughters.