West, Richard, Dd

West, Richard, D.D.

an English clergyman, was born in 1671. He became a commoner in Merton College, Oxford, in 1688; was afterwards elected fellow of Magdalen College; became prebendary of Winchester in 1706; archdeacon of Berks in 1710; and died Dec. 2, 1716. He published some essays, sermons, and other works. See Allibone, Dict. of Brit and Amer. Authors, s.v.