Thomas Maude (1801–1865) was an English clergyman, writer and poet.
Life
He was the son of Thomas Maude (1770–1831) of
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne ( RP: , ), or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. The city is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is ...
, a partner in the Tyne Bank, and his wife Jane Roxby, daughter of Henry Roxby of Clapham Rise and niece of
Sir James Sanderson, 1st Baronet
Sir James Sanderson, 1st Baronet (30 December 1741 – 21 June 1798) was an English banker, a Member of Parliament, an alderman and Lord Mayor of London. He also served as president of Bridewell Hospital (now a school), and was a member of Wil ...
. He was a student at
University College, Oxford
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, matriculating in 1819 at age 17. He graduated B.A. in 1822, M.A. in 1827, and entered the
Inner Temple
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as the Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court and is a professional associations for barristers and judges. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and ...
in 1826.
Maude was ordained deacon in 1834, and priest in 1835. He was assistant curate at
Birmingham St Thomas in 1834, and curate at
St Paul Covent Garden in 1835. He was presented to the rectory of
Elvington, City of York
Elvington is a village and civil parish approximately south-east of York, England, on the B1228 York-Howden road. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,212, it increased to 1,239 at the 2011 Census. The River Derwent ...
in 1841.
Works
Maude published:
*''A Legend of Ravenswood and other Poems'', 1823;
*''Monody on the Death of Lord Byron'', 1824;
*''The Memorial and other Poems'', 1824;
*''Letter to a Member of the New Opposition'', 1827;
*''An Apology for the System of Public and Classical Education'', 1828: "away then with the drivelling cant and trash talked against our ancient classical institutions".
*''The Traveller's Lay'', 1830, poem;
*''The Schoolboy'', 1836, poem; and
*''Five Sermons'', 1839–1847.
*''Speculum: a Byronic satire on some residents of the city of Durham'', published 1969
As a poet, his name was coupled in the ''Fraserian Papers'' with those of
Edwin Atherstone
Edwin Atherstone (1788–1872) was a poet and novelist. His works, which were planned on an imposing scale, attracted some temporary attention and applause, but are now forgotten. His chief poem, ''The Fall of Nineveh'', consisting of thirty boo ...
,
Edward Ball and
Robert Montgomery.
Internet Archive has a copy o
The village grammar-school; and other poems published in 1824, albeit incorrectly associated with Thomas Maude (1718–1798).
Family
Maude married Elizabeth Stewart Hay, in 1835. The daughter of David Stewart Hay of
Perth, Scotland, she was the niece of
James Laing of
Dominica, and counter-claimant under his will.
Notes
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1801 births
1865 deaths
19th-century English Anglican priests
English male poets