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D.D. 1846, incorp. from Oxford. [4th] s. of the Rev. John [Exeter College, Oxford, 1755], of Bridgerule, Devon [and Jane, dau. of the Rev. John Hockin, R. of Lydford, Devon]. B. Feb. 1, 1775, at Bridgerule. Matric. from Exeter College, Oxford, June 6, 1791, age 16; B.A. (Oxford) 1797; M.A. (Oxford) 1800; B.D. (Oxford) 1808. Fellow of Exeter, 1794-1804 (Boase). V. of Bridgerule, Devon, 1806-44. R. (and patron) of Pyworthy, 1808-53. J.P. for Cornwall and Devon. Married Miss Caroline Nicholson. Author, theological. Died Jan. 31, 1853, at Pyworthy. Father of George T. (1834) and Samuel N. (1823). (Al. Oxon.; Boase, Coll. Cornub., 461, and Biblio. Cornub. I, 300; G. Mag., 1853, I. 328.)