Clarkson, Richard ( - )

GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON- 1944
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-2109)
Name
Richard Clarkson
Gender
Male
Lived
b. d. (old)
Linked Sermons
Associated Places
Source of Data

Catherine Evans

Biographical Sources Consulted

ACAD (Venn) (ID: CLRK617R3); CCEd (ID: 115612); notes attached to WYB263 produced by Norah Gurney (archivist at the Borthwick Institute of Historical Research, 1966)

Other note

Graduated from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge BA in 1621/2. Ordained as deacon in York in 1625, and ordained as a priest in 1629. Curate at Illingworth, Yorkshire in 1633 and vicar there from 1650 to 1652. Later a curate in Durham according to Gurney who also quotes Heywood describing him as "a good substantial preacher".

GEMMS record created
November 26, 2018
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024