Robert Oliver (15 June 171015 November 1784) was Archdeacon of the East Riding"The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure, Volume 75 p377 from 1759 until his death.British History On-line
He was educated at Merton College, Oxford. On his appointment as Archdeacon he commented "Silence would best become me.""The Oxford Handbook of the British Sermon 1689-1901", Ellison, R; Morgan-Guy, J: Tennant, R p291: Oxford;OUP; 2012
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