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RANDOLPH, GOWER WILLIAM, son of Thomas Randolph (KS 1801, qv); b. 23 Jan 1827; adm. 13 Jan 1841 (G); QS (Capt. ) 1841; Capt. of the School 1844; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1845, matr. 15 May 1845, Westminster Student; BA 1849; BCL 1852; DCL 1857; Fellow, All Souls Coll. 1851-63; Clerk, Privy Council Office 1851-6; d. at Madeira 29 Dec 1863.

RANDOLPH, JOHN JAMES, son of Thomass Randolph (KS 1801, qv); b. 8 Nov 1816; adm. 16 Jan 1828 (Stelfox's); KS (Capt. ) 1829; Capt. of the School 1832; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1834, matr. 15 May 1834, Westminster Student; Chancellor’s Prize for Latin Verse 1837; 1st cl. Classics and 2nd cl. Mathematics 1837; BA 1838; MA 1841; Fellow, Merton Coll. 1840, Tutor and Dean 1841, Bursar 1842, Sub-Warden 1846; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 19 Apr 1838, called to bar 7 Jun 1844; d. 6 Jul 1899.

ROBERTSON, CHARLES NICE, son of Charles Robertson, tutor to Prince Michael Gortchakov, and Sarah, dau. of William Waynman, Nottingham, lace manufacturer; b. 2 Feb 1810; adm. 3 Feb 1824 (Singleton's); left Christmas 1824; Queen’s Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 28 Nov 1835.

ROBINSON, JOHN ELLIL, brother of Francis Robinson (qv); b. 11 Sep 1807; adm. 17 Sep 1819 (Stelfox's); KS 1821; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1825, but went to Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 21 May 1825; BA 1829; MA 1832; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 12 Mar 1829; ordained deacon 1832, priest 2 Jun 1833 (both Oxford); Curate, Kirtlington, Oxfordshire 1832-4, Bicester, Oxfordshire 1834-5, Charlton on Otmoor, Oxfordshire 1835-7; Vicar of Chieveley, Berks., 13 May 1837-82; m. 16 Jul 1834 Maria, third dau. of Rev. Edward Rowden, Vicar of Highworth, Wilts.; d. 17 Jul 1899.

ROBINSON, RICHARD, 1ST BARON ROKEBY (I), sixth son of William Robinson, Rokeby, Yorks., and Merton Abbey, Surrey, and Anne, dau. of Robert Walters, Cundall, Yorks.; b.; adm. (aged 9) Oct 1720; Min. Can. 1721; KS 1722; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1726, matr. 13 Jun 1726, Westminster Student 22 Dec 1726 – void 18 Apr 1740 (expiry year of grace as R. Etton from 16 Apr 1739); BA 1730; MA 1733; BD and DD 1748 (incorp. BD Dublin 1751); ordained deacon (Winchester) 2 Mar 1734, priest (Oxford) 23 Dec 1735; Curate, Cowley, Oxfordshire 1737; Chaplain to Most Rev. Lancelot Blackburne (qv), Archbishop of York, 1738; Prebendary of York 4 May 1738 – Nov 1751; Rector of Etton, Yorks., 20 Apr 1739-52; Rector of Hutton Bushel, Yorks. 22 Apr 1742; Chaplain to Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset (qv), Lord Lieut. Ireland, 1751; consecrated Bishop of Killala 19 Jan 1751/2; translated to Ferns and Leighlin 19 Apr 1759 and to Kildare 13 Apr 1761; installed Dean of Christ Church, Dublin 16 Apr 1761; Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of Ireland from 8 Feb 1765; Privy Councillor (I) 22 Feb 1765; Vice-Chancellor, Dublin Univ., 1765-91; created Baron Rokeby (I) 26 Feb 1777; first Prelate, Order of St. Patrick, from the Order’s foundation in 1783; succ. brother as 3rd baronet 1785; financed the building of Canterbury Quadrangle, Christ Church, Oxford 1773-83; FSA 6 Jun 1776; spent large sums of money on improvement of his diocese, and left a bequest for the establishment of an university in Ulster; d. unm. 10 Oct 1794, aged 86. DNB.

ROWE, NICHOLAS, son of John Rowe, Lanerton, Devon, Serjeant at Law, and Elizabeth, dau. of Jasper Edwards (qv); bapt. 30 Jun 1674; adm.; KS 1688; left 1691; adm. Middle Temple 4 Aug 1691, called to bar 22 May 1696; abandoned law for writing for the stage; his play Ambitious Stepmother was performed at Lincoln’s Inn Fields 1700, Tamerlane in 1702 and The Fair Penitent in 1703; edited Shakespeare’s works, 1709; Under-Secretary to Secretary of State for Scotland Feb 1709 – Jul 1711; Poet Laureate from 1 Aug 1715; Secretary of Presentations, Chancery, from 5 May 1718; his verse translation of Lucan’s Pharsalia was published just after his death; a collected edition of his plays and occasional poems appeared in 1727; m. 1st, Antonia, dau. of Anthony Parsons, Auditor of the Revenue; m. 2nd, 1717 Anne, dau. of Joseph Devenish, Buckham, Dorset; d. 6 Dec 1718. Buried Poets’ Corner, Westminster Abbey. DNB.

RUMBALL, ARTHUR BRUNEL, brother of Henry Medlicott Rumball (qv); b. 9 Sep 1863; adm. 25 Sep 1873; left Christmas 1875; at Merchant Taylors’ Sch. 1876-9; civil engineer; chief resident engineer during construction of Delagoa Bay and East African Railway.

RUMBALL, HENRY MEDLICOTT, son of Thomas Rumball, Great George Street, Westminster, civil engineer, and Mary Anne, dau. of Edward Medlicott, Lisbon, banker; b. 5 May 1858; adm. 23 Sep 1869 (James'); left Christmas 1874; London Univ.; adm. Inner Temple, called to bar 22 Jun 1887; for many years secretary to his father; engaged in railway construction in Canada 1898-1913; returned to England 1913; employed at Bank of England for some years; went to live in the Bahamas; m. 1st, Georgina Hobson, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; m. 2nd, 3 Sep 1914 Ellen, dau. of Archibald White Gibson Mullin, Manchester, engineer and surveyor.

RUMBALL, THOMAS DRURY, brother of Henry Medlicott Rumball (qv); b. 26 Dec 1861; adm. 22 Sep 1870; QS 1876; left May 1880; d. at Scutari 8 Dec 1880.

RUSSELL, FRANCIS, 5TH DUKE OF BEDFORD, eldest son of Francis Russell, Marquis of Tavistock (qv); bapt. 23 Jul 1765; succ. grandfather as 5th Duke of Bedford 15 Jan 1771; adm. 30 May 1774; in school list Jul 1779; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. nob. 17 Dec 1779; Grand Tour (Italy) 1785-6; took seat, House of Lords 5 Dec 1787; an intimate friend and political supporter of Charles James Fox, who delivered an elegant eulogy to him in the House of Commons 16 Mar 1802; the subject of Burke’s scathing Letter to a noble Lord, 1796; a friend of George, Prince of Wales; a patron of the turf, horses of his winning The Derby 1789, 1791, 1797 and The Oaks 1790, 1791, 1793; interested in agriculture and started a model farm at Woburn; member, Board of Agriculture, from formation 1793, and first President, Smithfield Club 1798; d. unm. 2 mar 1802. DNB.