George Elwes Corrie (28 April 1793 – 20 September 1885) was an English churchman and academic, Master of

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from 1849. George Elwes Corrie Evans

Life

He was born at

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, on 28 April 1793, where his father John Corrie, who became vicar of

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, was then curate; his mother was Anne MacNab. He was the youngest of three sons, the eldest being

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, and the second Richard Corrie, M.D., who became rector of

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. They were all educated by their father. In October 1813 Corrie entered

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. He graduated B.A. in 1817, and took orders. In 1817 he became assistant tutor of his college, and on the resignation of

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, succeeded to the tutorship, which he held till 1849. In 1838 Corrie was appointed Norrisian professor of divinity. In 1854 he had to resign his professorship, on attaining the age of 60. He was a leader of the conservative party at Cambridge. In 1845 Turton, on becoming

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, made Corrie his examining chaplain (a post he held till 1864), and in 1849 presented him to the mastership of Jesus College. He was vice-chancellor of the university in 1850. In 1851 Turton presented him to the rectory of

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, where he resided when not engaged in university work. He was an active parish priest, and for many years

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. As master of Jesus, Corrie improved the college's reputation, and took a major part in the management of its estates. Corrie was one of the founders and for several years president of the

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. He died 20 September 1885.

Works

Corrie wrote ''Historical Notices of the Interference of the Crown with the English Universities'', ''A Concise History of the Church and State of England in conflict with the Papacy'' (1874); and a series of five letters in the ''

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'' criticising

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's ''History of Ireland'', dealing mainly with the doctrines of the Irish church on

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. Corrie edited the ''Homilies'',

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's work on the ''

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'', and

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's ''Historical Vindication of the Church of England'' for the

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; and

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's ''Catechism'' and

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's ''Sermons and Remains'' for the

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. He published an abridgment of

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's ''History of the Reformation'', and, with

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, wrote "Outlines of Theology' for the ''

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''. With his brother Richard he edited the ''Life and Letters'' of Bishop Daniel Corrie.

Notes

;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Corrie, George Elwes 1793 births 1885 deaths 19th-century English Anglican priests Masters of Jesus College, Cambridge 19th-century English historians Vice-Chancellors of the University of Cambridge Alumni of St Catharine's College, Cambridge Norrisian Professors of Divinity 19th-century Anglican theologians