Richard Bruce Stopford
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Hon. Richard Bruce Stopford MA (1774 - 12 December 1844) was a Canon of Windsor from 1812-1844[1]
Family
He was the fourth son of James Stopford, 2nd Earl of Courtown. On 19 November 1800 he married Eleanor Powis,[2] daughter of Thomas Powys, 1st Baron Lilford and they had the following children:
- George Stopford (b.29 August 1801)
- Eleanor Elizabeth Stopford (b.4 September 1802)
- Stopford, Richard Henry (b.22 November 1803)
- Charles Stopford (b. 19 January 1805)
- James Sydney Stopford (b. 14 April 1808)
- Edward Stopford (b. 20 August 1809)
- Lucy-Charlotte Stopford (b.16 October 1811)
- Robert Stopford (b. 16 April 1813)
- Harriet Jane Stopford (b. 19 September 1816)
Career
He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford where he was awarded BA in 1796, MA in 1799.
He was appointed:
- Rector of Barton Seagrave 1798
- Vicar of Nuneaton 1803
- Prebendary of Bullinghope in Hereford Cathedral 1810-1844
- Chaplain to Queen Victoria
He was appointed to the sixth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1812, a position he held until 1844.
