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Dean of Durham is in Dean. See Durham Cathedral [Map].
On 18th November 1553 Bishop Thomas Watson (age 38) was elected Dean of Durham.
In 1561 Ralph Skinner was appointed Dean of Durham.
In 1746 Reverend Spencer Cowper (age 34) was appointed Dean of Durham.
In 1778 William Digby (age 44) was appointed Dean of Durham.
In 1788 Bishop John Hinchliffe (age 57) was appointed Dean of Durham.
On 26th February 1824 Charles Henry Hall (age 61) was installed as Dean of Durham.
On 13th June 1827 Bishop John Jenkinson (age 45) was appointed Dean of Durham, with a salary of £9,000 a year, which position he held with his Bishopric.
Dean John Montagu was appointed Dean of Durham.