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Adm. pens. at QUEENS', Nov. 3, 1788. S. of John, of London. School, Dedham, Essex. Migrated (age 18) to TRINITY, Jan. 19, 1790. ' Matric. Lent, 1790; Browne medal (Latin ode), 1790; Scholar, 1791; 2nd Chancellor's (Classical) medal, 1793; B.A. (12th Wrangler) 1793; M.A. 1796; Norrisian prize, 1799. Fellow of Trinity, 1795. Ord. deacon (Norwich), Sept. 22, 1793; priest (London) Apr. 19, 1795. V. (and Lecturer) of Dedham, Essex, 1809-18. "it pleased Providence that his career of usefulness should be interrupted by an accident he met with in a fall from his horse in the spring of 1812, and which, affecting his intellect, brought on a mental disorder, which finally proved fatal". Died Aug. 30, 1818, aged 47, at Great Bromley Hall, Essex. (Clerical Guide; Foster, Index Eccles.; G. Mag., 1818, II. 283.)