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John Warner (1736–1800)
John Warner (1736–1800) was an English cleric and classical scholar. Life Son of Ferdinando Warner and born in London in 1736, he was admitted to St Paul's School, London, St Paul's School on 30 March 1747. Going on to Magdalene College, Cambridge in 1754, then shortly moving to Trinity College, Cambridge, Trinity College, he graduated B.A. in 1758, M.A. in 1761, and D.D. in 1773.Trinity College, Cambridge, For many years Warner was popular as a preacher at a chapel, his private property, in Long Acre, London. He was instituted in 1771 to the united rectories of Hockcliffe and Chalgrave, Bedfordshire. These were vacant since the incumbent William Dodd (priest), William Dodd had been executed for forgery. He was later presented by his friend Sir Richard Colt Hoare to the rectory of Stourton, Wiltshire. In 1778 Warner was living as a gentleman of leisure, with rooms in Barnard's Inn, and had formed a connection with George Augustus Selwyn. In August that year he was travelling in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinando Warner
Ferdinando Warner (1703–3 October 1768) was an Kingdom of England, English preacher, Church of England vicar and writer of history, theology and biography. His principal works were histories of Ireland and of its 17th-century rebellions and an ecclesiastical history. Well regarded through the nineteenth century, his modern reputation is mixed: noted for his innovative use of primary sources, but criticised for his dismissal of the Irish people and character. Life and priesthood Warner was born in 1703 at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, where his father taught at a Dissenting academies, dissenting academy, including Thomas Secker, the future Archbishop of Canterbury (1758–68). Warner became vicar of the church in Rowde in Wiltshire in 1730 and then lived for a time in Lewisham, then a part of Kent. He was admitted to Clare College, Cambridge, Clare College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge on but apparently did not finish. On , he became Rector (ecclesiastical), rector of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
