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Newcome
Newcome is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: People *Frederick Clive Newcome, (1847–1894), English Landscape painter, chiefly in watercolours *Henry Newcome (1627–1695), English nonconformist preacher and activist *James Newcome DL (born 1953), the current bishop of Carlisle in the Diocese of Carlisle * John Newcome (politician) (died 1938), independent Irish politician * John Newcome (academic) (died 1765), academic and priest *Peter Newcome (1715–1779), English educator and Fellow of the Royal Society *Peter Newcome (antiquary) (1727–1797), English cleric, known as an antiquarian *Richard Newcome (1701–1769), English bishop of Llandaff and bishop of St Asaph *Susanna Newcome (1685–1763), English theologian *Thomas Warren Newcome (1923–2011), American lawyer, judge, and politician *William Newcome (1729–1800), Englishman and cleric of the Church of Ireland *William Newcome (cricketer) (1813–1897), English clergyman and a cricketer *Newcome Cappe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Newcome
William Newcome (10 April 1729 – 11 January 1800) was an Englishman and cleric of the Church of Ireland who was appointed to the bishoprics of Bishop of Dromore, Dromore (1766–1775), Bishop of Ossory, Ossory (1775–1779), Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Waterford and Lismore (1779–1795), and lastly to the Primate (bishop), Primatial See of Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland), Armagh (1795–1800). Early life Newcome was born at Abingdon, Berkshire, on 10 April 1729. He was the second son of Joseph Newcome, vicar of St Helen's Church, Abingdon, rector of Barton-in-the-Clay, Bedfordshire, and grand-nephew of Henry Newcome. He was educated at John Roysse's Free school (England), Free School in Abingdon (now Abingdon School), obtained (1745) a scholarship at Pembroke College, Oxford, migrated to Hertford College, Oxford, and graduated M.A. 1753, and Doctor of Divinity, D.D. 1765. He was elected a Fellow of Hertford College in 1753, and afterwards Vice-Principal of He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Newcome
Henry Newcome (November 1627 – 17 September 1695) was an English nonconformist preacher and activist. Life Henry Newcome was born at Caldecote, Huntingdonshire, the fourth son of Stephen Newcome, rector of Caldicote. He was baptised on 27 November 1627. His mother was Rose, daughter of Henry Williamson (a native of Salford and the rector of Conington, Cambridgeshire) and granddaughter of Thomas Sparke, one of the puritan divines at the Hampton Court conference in 1604. Henry was orphaned in his teens; his parents were buried in the same coffin on 4 February 1642. He was educated by his eldest brother, Robert, who succeeded their father as rector of Caldicote. In May 1644 Henry was admitted to St. John's College, Cambridge, but the civil war interrupted his studies, which were resumed on 10 May 1645. He graduated B.A. on 2 February 1648, and M.A. on 1 July 1651. On 24 September 1647, he became schoolmaster at Congleton, Cheshire, and soon began to preach. He was already ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Newcome
Peter Newcome (1715–1779) was an English educator and Fellow of the Royal Society. Life He was the son of Henry Newcome LL.D. of Hackney (died 1756) and Lydia Morland. His father established Newcome's School there, a noted private academy. Richard Newcome was his uncle. His paternal grandfather was Peter Newcome, son of Henry Newcome the nonconformist minister, and his maternal grandfather was Benjamin Morland; the school was previously run by Morland. Peter Newcome the son matriculated at Queens' College, Cambridge in 1732, graduating B.A. in 1735 and M.A. in 1738. He was then a fellow of the college from 1740 to 1742. The Newcome family had a social connection to the family of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent, who died in 1740. Lord Charles Cavendish married the Duke's daughter Anne Grey, and Henry Cavendish the natural philosopher was their son, and a pupil at Newcome's School from 1742. His father recommended Peter Newcome for the Royal Society in the same year. The other spon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Newcome
James William Scobie Newcome, (born 24 July 1953) is an English Anglican bishop and Lord Spiritual. Since 2009, he has been the Bishop of Carlisle, the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Carlisle. He has been a member of the House of Lords as a Lord Spiritual since October 2013. From 2002 to 2009, he was the Bishop of Penrith, the suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Carlisle. Early life He was born in Aldershot, the son of an officer in the Royal Artillery. As a result of his father's army postings, he spent time in Malta and Germany during his childhood. He then attended Marlborough College from 1966 to 1971, where he was Senior Prefect, and worked for Community Service Volunteers in children's homes in Nottinghamshire. In 1971, he matriculated into Trinity College, Oxford to study modern history. He won the University of Oxford history of art prize in 1972. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Newcome (antiquary)
Peter Newcome (1727–1797) was an English cleric, known as an antiquarian. Life Born at Wellow, Hampshire, he was son of Peter Newcome (1684–1744), rector of Shenley, Hertfordshire, and grandson of Peter Newcome (1656–1738). He was educated at Newcome's School in Hackney, entered Queens' College, Cambridge on 7 November 1743, and graduated LL.B. in 1750. Newcome was instituted rector of Shenley, on his own petition, on 23 December 1752, was collated to a prebend at Llandaff Cathedral on 15 March 1757, and to a prebend at St Asaph Cathedral on 4 May 1764. The last preferment he handed over to his brother, Henry, in 1766, on being presented to the sinecure rectory of Darowen, Montgomeryshire. By the appointment of his friend, J. Heathcote, Newcome twice preached Lady Moyer's lectures in St Paul's Cathedral, and was (?) the last preacher on the endowment. In 1786 Sir Gilbert Heathcote gave him the rectory of Pitsea, Essex. Newcome died unmarried in his sister's house at Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcomen (other)
Newcomen may refer to: People *John Newcomen (c.1613–1630), English first white settler murdered by another white settler in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts *Matthew Newcomen (c. 1610–1669), English nonconformist churchman *Thomas Newcomen (1663–1729), English ironmonger and inventor Other uses *Viscount Newcomen, of Mosstown in the County of Longford, a title in the Peerage of Ireland *Newcomen baronets, of Kenagh in the County of Longford, a title in the Baronetage of Ireland *Newcomen Society, a British learned society * Newcomen Society of the United States, an educational foundation *Newcomen atmospheric engine The atmospheric engine was invented by Thomas Newcomen in 1712, and is often referred to as the Newcomen fire engine (see below) or simply as a Newcomen engine. The engine was operated by condensing steam drawn into the cylinder, thereby creati ..., a device to harness the power of steam to produce mechanical work {{disambiguation, surname English-language s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Newcome (cricketer)
William Cyril Newcome (1813 – 19 March 1897) was an English clergyman and a cricketer who played in a single match for Cambridge University in 1836 that has since been judged to have been first-class. He was born at Litcham, Norfolk and died at Feltwell Hall, also in Norfolk. The precise date of his birth is not known, but he was baptised at Litcham on 19 October 1813; his second name is spelled as "Cyrill" in the baptismal record. Newcome was educated at Eton College and at Trinity College, Cambridge. He appeared as an opening batsman in a trial match for the university cricket at Cambridge in 1836 and, though not successful, was picked for the team to play the Marylebone Cricket Club, where he batted at No 10 and scored 7 in his only innings. It is not known whether he batted right- or left-handed; full bowling figures for his single first-class match are not available, but there is no sign from that game nor from later minor matches played by Newcome that he bowled. Among m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Clive Newcome
Frederick Clive Newcome (1847–1894), was an English Landscape painter, chiefly in watercolours.Johnson, J., Greutzner, A. ''The Dictionary of British Artists 1880-1940'' Life and work Frederick Clive Newcome was christened Frederick Harrison Suker but adopted Newcome to distinguish him from his brother Arthur Suker and father John Suker who were also painters. He studied at the Mount Street School of Art under John Finnie. Frederick received his fair share of recognition during his lifetime, the famous art critic and pre-raphaelite champion John Ruskin applauded Newcome's painting ''The Head of a Highland Glen'' exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1875, exclaiming 'the best study of torrent, including distant and near water, that I find in the rooms' before adding 'the rest of this mountain scene by Mr. Newcome is also carefully studied, and very right and good.' Newcome's earliest sketching-ground was at Bettws-y-Coed in Wales, and he afterwards worked in Scotland, Warwicks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susanna Newcome
Susanna Newcome (; 1685–1763) was an English philosopher, theologian, and Christian apologist. She was born in the village of Durnford, Wiltshire, where her father was the vicar. She spent most of her adult life in Cambridge with her husband John Newcome, a professor and university administrator at St John's College, Cambridge. Her most notable work is ''An Enquiry into the Evidence of the Christian Religion'', first published in 1728. In the ''Enquiry'', she offers a Cosmological argument for the existence of God, in particular in defence of the Christian religion. Her life and significance to Christian apologetics has been explored in a biography, ''No Apologies'' (2020), by Sarah R. Enterline. Her philosophical work can arguably be seen as an early example of Utilitarianism In ethical philosophy, utilitarianism is a family of normative ethical theories that prescribe actions that maximize happiness and well-being for all affected individuals. Although different varie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Newcome (academic)
John Newcome, D.D. (10 September 1684 – 10 January 1765) was an eighteenth-century academic and priest, most notably Master of St John's College, Cambridge from 1735, and Dean of Rochester from 1744, holding both positions until his death. He was born in Grantham and died in Cambridge. Newcome's wife, Susanna Newcome Susanna Newcome (; 1685–1763) was an English philosopher, theologian, and Christian apologist. She was born in the village of Durnford, Wiltshire, where her father was the vicar. She spent most of her adult life in Cambridge with her husband J ..., was an English philosopher and theologian. References 1765 deaths 18th-century scholars Masters of St John's College, Cambridge Deans of Rochester People from Grantham Lady Margaret's Professors of Divinity {{England-academic-administrator-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcome Cappe
Newcome Cappe (21 February 173324 December 1800), was an English unitarian divine. He served as the pastor of the York Unitarian Chapel, located in York, England. Cappe published various sermons and after his death his second wife, Catharine Cappe published many more. Life He was born at Leeds, West Yorkshire, the eldest son of the Rev. Joseph Cappe, minister of the nonconformist congregation at Mill Hill Chapel, Leeds, who married the daughter and coheiress of Mr. Newcome of Waddington, Lincolnshire. He was educated for the dissenting ministry. For a year (1748–49) he was with John Aikin at Kibworth, Leicestershire; then for three years he studied with Philip Doddridge at Northampton, East Midlands, and for three more years (1752–55) he lived in Glasgow, as a student of William Leechman. Cappe was chosen in November 1755 as the co-pastor with the Rev. John Hotham of the chapel at St. Saviourgate, York. After Hotham's death the following May, Cappe became the sole pastor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Warren Newcome
Thomas Warren Newcome II (August 18, 1923 – February 7, 2011) was an American lawyer and politician. Newcome was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota and graduated from Saint Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. He served in the United States Army during World War II and the Korean War. Newcome graduated from University of Minnesota and St. Paul College of Law (now William Mitchell College of Law). He lived in White Bear Lake, Minnesota with his wife and family and practiced law. Newcome served as Mayor of White Bear Lake from 1961 to 1963 and on the Mahtomedi, Minnesota School Board. He also served as White Bear Lake Municipal Court judge and city attorney. Newcome served in the Minnesota House of Representatives The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are 134 members, twice as many as the Minnesota Senate. Floor sessions are held in the north wing of the State Capitol in Saint Pa ... from 1965 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
