Richard Hunt was Dean [1] of Durham [2] from his installation on 29 May 1620 until his death on 2 November 1638.
Hunt was educated at TrinityCollege, [3] Cambridge. [4] He was Vicar of Terrington [5] from 1609 and a Prebendary of Canterbury [6] from 1614 to 1633. Later he was the Rector of Foulsham and a Prebendary of Lichfield.