Thomas Ainger (1 August 1799 – 15 November 1863) was an English clergyman.

Biography

He was born on 1 August 1799 at Whittlesey and educated at the

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and St. John's College, Cambridge. He graduated in 1821, became curate at St. Giles's, Reading, in 1822, and afterwards assistant minister at St. Mary's, Greenwich. He married Frances Barnard in 1828, and left a family. In 1841 he was presented by Sir

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to the perpetual curacy of

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, which he held till his death on 15 November 1863. In 1861 he became honorary prebendary of St. Paul's. Mr. Ainger was energetic as a parish clergyman and poor-law guardian; he enlarged his church, and helped to found schools and a dispensary and to provide new churches in the rapidly developing district round Hampstead. His performance of the divine services is said to have been very impressive. His publications consisted of a few sermons.

Arthur Campbell Ainger Arthur Campbell Ainger (4 July 1841, Greenwich, Kent – 26 October 1919, Eton, now in Berkshire) was an assistant master at Eton College from 1864 to 1901. and wrote the text of more than ten Christian hymns, most notably '' God Is Working His ...

was his son.

References

;Attribution * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ainger, Thomas English sermon writers People from Whittlesey Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge 1799 births 1863 deaths 19th-century English Anglican priests People educated at Norwich School