Dean of Ripon is in Dean, Ripon Cathedral [Map].
In 1604 Dean Moses Fowler was appointed Dean of Ripon.
John Evelyn's Diary. 4th March 1664. Came to dine with me the Earl of Lauderdale [aged 47], his Majesty's [aged 33] great favorite, and Secretary of Scotland; the Earl of Teviot [aged 38]; my Lord Viscount Brouncker [aged 53], President of the Royal Society; Dr. Wilkins [aged 50], Dean of Ripon; Sir Robert Murray [aged 56], and Mr. Hooke [aged 28], Curator to the Society.
John Evelyn's Diary. 8th July 1686. Dr. Meggot, Dean of Winchester preached before the household in St. George's Chapel [Map] at Windsor, the late King's glorious chapel now seized on by the mass priests. Dr. Cartwright [aged 52], Dean of Ripon, preached before the great men of the Court in the same place.
In 1859 Dean Thomas Garnier [aged 49] was appointed Dean of Ripon.