Richard Bagot (bishop)

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Richard Bagot MA DD (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 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 the 4th Earl of Jersey in 1806. They had eight sons, (three of whom entered the Church, three of whom joined the armed services) and eight daughters.

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