Thomas Jackson Calvert (1775–1840) was an English Anglican priest and theologian. Calvert was born in 1775; educated at

Kirkham Grammar School Kirkham Grammar School is a selective, co-educational independent school in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. It was founded in 1549. Its roots can be traced back to the chantry school attached to St Michael's Church in the 13th century. The sc ...

and

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; and

ordained Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform va ...

in 1800. He held incumbencies at

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and

Manchester Collegiate Church Manchester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George, in Manchester, England, is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Manchester, seat of the Bishop of Manchester and the ...

. He was Norrisian Professor of Divinity from 1815 to 1824. He died on 4 June 1840.''In our obituary will be found recorded the death of Thomas Calvert.''

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(London, England), Tuesday, Jun 09, 1840; pg. 6; Issue 17379

Life

He was born at Preston in 1775. His father, whose name was Jackson, sent him to Clitheroe Free Grammar School, of which the master was then the learned Rev. Thomas Wilson, BD. He entered

St. John's College, Cambridge St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge founded by the Tudor matriarch Lady Margaret Beaufort. In constitutional terms, the college is a charitable corporation established by a charter dated 9 April 1511. The ...

, and was fourth wrangler. He was BA in 1797, MA in 1800, BD in 1807, and DD in 1823. The last-named degree was taken in the name of Calvert, which he assumed on the death of a friend belonging to an old Lancashire family, who, although unconnected by blood, left him about 1819 a large fortune.Axon 1886, p. 275. He was fellow of his college in 1798, tutor in 1814, and Norrisian Professor of Divinity from 1814 to 1824, in which year he resigned the post of Lady Margaret's preacher, which he had held since 1819. Having been appointed king's preacher at Whitehall, he attracted the attention and admiration of

Lord Liverpool Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, (7 June 1770 – 4 December 1828) was a British Tory statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1812 to 1827. He held many important cabinet offices such as Foreign Secret ...

, who appointed him to the rectory of Wilmslow. Although the crown claimed the patronage, it was ultimately decided that the right vested in the ancient family of the Traffords of Trafford, who for more than two centuries had been Roman Catholics. Calvert had his consolation in the college living of Holme, Yorkshire, in 1822, and in the wardenship of the Collegiate Church of Manchester, conferred unsolicited on the recommendation of his admirer, Lord Liverpool. He was installed on 8 March 1823. He married Juliana, daughter of Sir Charles Watson of Wratting Park, Cambridgeshire, and had three sons. Calvert was constitutionally diffident, and did not take much part in public affairs except in his opposition to

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. His serene manners and gentle deportment made him very popular. He died after a short illness in his house at

Ardwick Ardwick is a district of Manchester in North West England, one mile south east of the city centre. The population of the Ardwick Ward at the 2011 census was 19,250. Historically in Lancashire, by the mid-nineteenth century Ardwick had grown from ...

on 4 June 1840, and was followed to the grave by the whole body of the Manchester clergy.

Works

He wrote: # ''The Disinterested and Benevolent Character of Christianity, a Sermon'', Cambridge, 1819. # ''The Rich and Poor shown to be of God's appointment and equally the objects of His regard, two Sermons at Whitehall'', Cambridge, 1820. # ''Christ's Presence a source of Consolation and Courage, a Sermon'', London, 1823. # ''Help in Time of Need, a Sermon'', London, 1826. # ''Infidelity Unmasked, a Sermon'', Manchester, 1831. # ''An Established Church the best means of providing for the Care of a Christian Community, a Sermon'', Manchester, 1834. # ''A Sermon preached before the Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy in St. Paul's Cathedral'' (1837). # ''On the Duty of Bridling the Tongue, a Sermon'', 1840. This was written for a volume made up of contributions by thirty-nine divines towards a fund for St. Andrew's Schools, Manchester.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Calvert, Thomas Jackson 1775 births 1840 deaths Norrisian Professors of Divinity People educated at Kirkham Grammar School Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge People from Holme-on-Spalding-Moor