Hurlock, James Thomas (1789-1829)

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Adm. pens. at ST JOHN'S, Aug. 30, 1784. Of Essex. S. of the Rev. Brooke (1747), of Dedham. ' Matric. Michs. 1785; Scholar, 1785; B.A. 1789; M.A. 1792; D.D. 1809. Ord. deacon (Norwich) Sept. 20, 1789; C. of Little Wratting, Suffolk, 1789. Preb. of Salisbury Cathedral, 1821-47. R. of Langham, Essex, 1829-47. Married, Dec. 28, 1805, Mrs Barbara Hichens, widow of Henry John Hichens, Esq., and sister of Sir Thomas Barrett-Lennard, of Ramsden Bellhouse, Essex. He is mentioned in a letter by Cowper, the poet (Apr. 1, 1791, to Mrs Throckmorton), as being introduced to him whilst acting as tutor to Lord Bagot's eldest son; he describes him as ‘gentle and amiable and well qualified for his office.’ Died Feb. 3, 1847, aged 81. Brother of William M. (1800) and of the next. (St John's Coll. Adm. IV. 321; Clergy List; Foster, Index Eccles.; G. Mag., 1847, I. 447; T. Wright, Letters of W. Cowper, IV. 55-6 and 63.)

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