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Adm. pens. (age 18) at TRINITY, Oct. 10, 1795. S. of John Tabor, of New York. [B. Feb. 12, 1778.] School, Charterhouse, London. ' Matric. Michs. 1797; Scholar, 1799; B.A. 1800; M.A. 1803. Ord. deacon (Gloucester) Sept. 19, 1802; priest (Peterb.) Apr. 23, 1808; C. of Bitton, Gloucs., 1802-7. Possessed of ample means, he spent the greater part of his life in semi-retirement and subscribed very liberally to many religious and charitable institutions in Bristol. After his death his executors found in his house nearly a ton of sermons, many of which he had never preached. Died May 11, 1858, at Clifton, Bristol, aged 82. Buried at St Michael's, Bristol. Bequeathed £50,000 for Church purposes. (G. Mag., 1858, I. 681; C. R. Hudleston; Northants. Clergy.)