James Edgcumbe, D.D. (b Tavistock 17 December 1705; d Oxford 16 May 1750) was an Oxford college head."Etymologicum Anglicanum ex Autographo descripsit et accessionibus permultis" Junius, F. p18: Oxford; Theatrum Sheldonianum; 1743
Edgcumbe was educated at Exeter College, Oxford and became a Fellow in 1728. He was Rector from 1731 until his death.Exeter College', A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford (1954), pp. 107–118 An ordained Anglican priest, he held the living at Barwick-in-Elmet.CCEd
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