Richard Langdon

In the summer of 1738, Richard became a chorister at Exeter Cathedral and retained this until spring 1748; by then he had become a secondary.

Langdon's early career was marked without complaints over him or his competence and he taught writing and arithmetic to the choristers.

From 1757 to 1769, large sums of money were paid to Richard for subscriptions to volumes of William Boyce's compositions.

The only criticism of Langdon by the cathedral was on 3 March 1759 due to his "frequent" absence and disobedience of the sub-chanter.

In 1794, in poor health, he left Armagh and retired to Exeter, where he died on 8 September 1803.