Richard Warren (1731–1797) was an English physician and society doctor.
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Early life
Born at Cavendish, Suffolk on 4 December 1731, he was the third son of Dr. Richard Warren (1681–1748), archdeacon of Suffolk and rector of Cavendish, by his wife Priscilla (died 1774), daughter of John Fenner; he was the younger brother of John Warren the bishop. He was educated at Bury St. Edmunds grammar school.
Education
Warren entered Jesus College, Cambridge in 1748, shortly after the death of his father. There he graduated B.A. as fourth wrangler in 1752, and was elected a fellow of the college. He proceeded M.A. in 1755 and M.D. on 3 July 1762.
On obtaining a fellowship his inclination directed him to the law, chance made him a physician. At Jesus he was tutor to the son of Peter Shaw, physician in ordinary to George II and George III, and in 1763 succeeded to the practice of Shaw, by then his father-in-law.