Richard Blunt

Richard Frederick Lefevre Blunt was the first Anglican Bishop of Hull in the modern era; and served from 1891 until his death in 1910.

Born in 1833 and educated at Merchant Taylors' and King's College London, his first post after Ordination was as a Curate at St Paul, Cheltenham. After serving as vicar of Scarborough and Archdeacon of the East Riding (1873–1891) he was elevated in 1891 to the Episcopate as a Suffragan to the Archbishop of York.

He was vicar of All Saints, Hessle (near Hull) from 1905 to 1910. He died on 23 January 1910.