Francis Webber - Wikipedia

Francis Webber (20 October 1708 in Honiton – 29 September 1771 in Hereford) was an Anglican priest and academic, an Oxford college head.^[1]^[2] He was Dean of Hereford from 1756 until his death.^[3]

Webber was the son of the Rev. Francis Webber of Clist Honiton, and was born there.^[4] He was educated at Exeter College, Oxford.^[5] He was a Fellow there from 1728 to 1750; and Rector from 1750 until his death.^[6] He held livings at Merton, Burford, Oxford, Newchurch, Isle of Wight and Menheniot.^[7]

References

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^ "The Language, Literature, and Literary Characters of Cornwall" Polwhele, R. Part 1, p175: London; T.Cadell & W.Davies; 1806
^ "The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 75" p329
^ "Hereford Cathedral: A History" Aylmer,G.E./Tiller, J.E. p13: London, Hambledon Press, 2000 ISBN 1852851945
^ Dredge, John Ingle (1889). A Few Sheaves of Devon Bibliography. W. Brendon & Son. p. 235.
^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Webber, Francis" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
^ "Exeter College", A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford (1954), pp. 107–118
^ CCEd

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Preceded by John Egerton	Dean of Hereford 1756–1771	Succeeded by Nathan Wetherell

v t e Rectors of Exeter College, Oxford
1318–1566	John Parys Stephen de Pippecote John de Sevenaysshe John de Kelly Richard de Pyn Henry de Tiverton William Dobbe William de Palmorna John de Blankeswille Robert de Trethewy John Halle John Wiseburg Robert de Clyste Robert Blakedon John Otery Thomas de Kelly William Franke John Dagenet Robert de Lydeford Martin Lydeford John More Thomas Worth Thomas White Richard Browne Lawrence Stevine William Talkarn William Slade Thomas Dyre Thomas Hyndeman Richard Mark or Marks Helias Stoke Robert Marschel John Gynne John Jakys Richard Penwyne Geoffrey Prentys John Cowling John Schute Thomas Noreys William Penbegyll William Fylham William Grene Walter Trengoff Benedict Brente William Fylham John Alwarde Henry Whitehead John Alwarde Ralph Morewyll Edmund Fitchet John Colyforde William Palmer John Rowe John Rygge John Lyndon John Westlake John Evelyn Richard French Walter Windsor William Mogys William Thomas William Baron William Major Richard Bradleghe William Mylplaysh John Orelle William Meryfeld James Babbe John Smythe Thomas Ruer Richard Panter Richard Roberd John Atwell Thomas Michell John Rugg Gerendus Raffe William Bery Symon Todde John Rigge Thomas Vyvyan William Smythe Philip Bale Edmund Fletcher John Bere John Pekyns John Bery John Dotyn John French Henry Laurence Augustine Crosse William More William Corindon Stephen Marks Philip Randell Robert Newton John Neale
1566-1887	Thomas Glasier Thomas Holland John Prideaux George Hakewill John Conant Joseph Maynard Arthur Bury William Paynter Mathew Hole John Conybeare Joseph Atwell James Edgcumbe Francis Webber Thomas Bray Thomas Stinton Henry Richards John Cole John Collier Jones Joseph Loscombe Richards John Prideaux Lightfoot
1887-	William Jackson Jr Lewis Richard Farnell Robert Ranulph Marett Eric Arthur Barber Sir Kenneth Clinton Wheare Greig Barr The Lord Crowther-Hunt Sir Richard Norman Marilyn Butler Frances Cairncross Sir Rick Trainor Andrew Roe

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v t e Deans of Hereford
High Medieval	Ralph Geoffrey Richard Hugh de Breusa Hugh de Mapenor Henry Thomas de Bosebir Ralph de Maidstone Stephen Thorne Ancelin/Anselm Giles de Avenbury John de Aqua-Blanca
Late Medieval	Stephen de Ledebury Thomas Trilleck William de Feriby William Bermingham John de Middleton John Harold John Prophet Thomas Felde John Bagshaw John Stanwey Henry Shelford John Berew Richard Pede Thomas Chaundler Oliver King John Hervey
Early modern	Reginald West Thomas Wolsey Edmund Frowcester Gamaliel Clifton Hugh Curwen Edmund Daniel John Ellis John Watkins Charles Langford Edward Doughtie Richard Montagu Oliver Lloyd Silvanus Griffiths Daniel Price John Richardson Jonathan Browne Herbert Croft Thomas Hodges George Benson John Tyler Robert Clavering John Harris Edward Cresset Edmund Castle John Egerton Francis Webber Nathan Wetherell
Late modern	William Leigh George Gretton Robert Carr Edward Mellish Edward Grey John Merewether Richard Dawes George Herbert Wentworth Leigh Reginald Waterfield Hedley Burrows Robert Price Norman Rathbone Peter Haynes Robert Willis Michael Tavinor Sarah Brown

v t e Diocese of Hereford
Hereford Cathedral The Palace, Hereford
Office holders	Richard Jackson, Bishop of Hereford AEO: Paul Thomas, Bishop suffragan of Oswestry & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Sarah Brown, Dean of Hereford Derek Chedzey, Archdeacon of Hereford Fiona Gibson, Archdeacon of Ludlow
Historic offices	Archdeacon of Shropshire/Salop (11th century–1876; renamed to Ludlow)

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