Richard Penneck ( 1728 - 1803 )

Birth: Gwinear, Cornwall, England (1728) Death: British Museum, London (29 January 1803) Profession: Clergyman, Church of England Education: Trinity College, Cambridge Career: Chaplain to the Earl of Bristol when he was Ambassador at Madrid; Rector of Abinger, Surrey; Rector of St John, Horsleydown (for over 40 years); Keeper of the Reading Room, British Museum Membership: Fellow Election Date: 14/04/1768.