John Clubbe (17031773) was an English cleric and satirical writer.

Life

The son of the Rev. George Clubbe, rector of

Whatfield Whatfield is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. Located around north of Hadleigh, it is part of Babergh district. Origin of name Skeat, in his 1913 ''The Place-Names of Suffolk'', says this: Spelt ''Whatefield'', Ipm.; ''Quaterfie ...

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, he was born in or about 1703. He matriculated as a sizar of King's College, Cambridge in 1722, and took the degree of B.A. in 1726. He was then ordained, became vicar of Debenham, Suffolk, in 1730, and five years later succeeded to his father's living of Whatfield. Clubbe died on 2 March 1773, at the age of seventy.

Works

Clubbe was reputed as a literary talent with a keen sense of humour. Apart from a sermon printed in 1751, all his writings were originally published anonymously, and included: * ''The History and Antiquities of the Ancient Villa of Wheatfield, in the count of Suffolk'', London, 1758, mainly a burlesque of

Philip Morant Philip Morant (6 October 1700 – 25 November 1770) was an English clergyman, author and historian. Education He was educated at John Roysse's Free School in Abingdon (now Abingdon School) and Pembroke College, Oxford, eventually taking his m ...

's ''History and Antiquities of Colchester'', and frequently reprinted. * ''Physiognomy''; a sketch of a larger work, London, 1763. * ''A Letter of Free Advice to a Young Clergyman'', Ipswich, 1765. These three works, with the ''Sermon'' and two other pieces, were published in two volumes Ipswich, (1770 or 1771), under the title of ''Miscellaneous Tracts of the Rev. John Clubbe''. * ''The Farmers’ Queries and Resolutions concerning the Game. Written in the second year of the Association for Preserving the Game, but never before published'', Ipswich (1770?).

Family

With his wife, Susannah Beeston, whom he married on 8 August 1732, Clubb had twelve children. Eight of whom, including John Clubbe, M.D., of Ipswich and William Clubbe, survived him.

References

Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Clubbe, John 1703 births 1773 deaths 18th-century English Anglican priests English satirists People from Babergh District English male writers