Richard Bentley ( 1662 - 1742 )

Birth: Oulton, parish of Rothwell, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (27 January 1662) Death: 14 July 1742 Burial: The chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge Profession: Clergyman, Church of England Education: Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield; St John's College, Cambridge; BA (1679/80), MA (1683), DD (1696); incorporated at Oxford (1689) Career: Ordained deacon (1689/90), priest (1692); Master of Spalding School (1682-1683); Tutor and Chaplain to Bishop Stillingfleet's family (1683-1695); Boyle Lecturer (1692); Prebendary of Worcester (1692); Keeper of the Royal Libraries (1695); Chaplain to the King (1695); Archdeacon of Ely (1701); Master of Trinity College, Cambridge (1699/1700-1742) during which time he was involved in almost incessant disputes with the Fellows; Regius Professor of Divinity (1717-1742); Deprived of his degrees by the University (1718-1724) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 30/11/1695 Council: 1697.