Richard William Herrick (3 December 1913 - 5 May 1981) was an Anglican priest."Handbook of British Chronology" Fryde, E.B; Greenway, D.E; Porter, S; Roy, I Cambridge, CUP, 1996 He was educated at King Edward VI School Retford and Leeds University and was initially a civil servant. He was ordained after a period of study at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield in 1940. He held curacies at Duston and Portsea, Portsmouth before being appointed Vicar of St Michael's, Northampton in 1947,Crockford's Clerical Directory1975/1976 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 a post he held for a decade. He was then a Canon Residentiary of Chelmsford Cathedral until 1978“Who was Who”1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 when he was appointed Provost of Chelmsford. He died in post.Deaths The Times Wednesday, May 06, 1981; pg. 30; Issue 60920; col A
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