Person Pococke; Richard (1704 - 1765) Pococke Richard 1704 - 1765 British Male Southampton, Hampshire, England 1704 Charleville near Tullamore, Ireland Burial: Bishop Montgomery's tomb, Ardbraccan, County Meath, Ireland

Education: Corpus Christi College, Oxford. BA (1725), BCL (1731), Dcl (1733) Career: Precentor, Lismore Cathedral (1725); toured France, Italy and other countries with Jeremiah Milles (FRS 1742) (1733-1736); visited Egypt (1737-1738); returned to England (1742); published books on his travels (1743); Precenter of Waterford (1744); Archdeacon of Dublin (1745); Bishop of Ossory (1756); Bishop of Elphin (1765); Bishop of Meath; died of apoplexy while on a visitation Son of Richard Pococke, Rector of Colmer, Hampshire, and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Rev Isaac Milles; cousin of Jeremiah Milles (FRS 1742) Fellow 11/02/1742 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB References: J S Rowlinson, '"Our Common Room in Geneva" and the Early Exploration of the Alps of Savoy' in NR 1998 vol 52 pp 221-235 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 1704 - Sep 1765 NA8009 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 1de26aa0-7c5a-4e8a-b070-403171ec50e0