Richard Osbaldeston and his grandfather were member of parliament, graduated MA from St John's College, Cambridge and was a chaplain to King George II.
His grandfather William was also a Member of Parliament and his great-grandfather Richard Osbaldeston had been Attorney General for Ireland. He graduated MA from St John's College, Cambridge, in 1714, becoming a Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge. He was a chaplain to King George II of Great Britain, and tutor to King George III. 
