Background
The brother of Thomas Belsham, and brother-in-law of the Unitarian minister Timothy Kenrick, he was born at Bedford, the son of James Belsham (died 1770), a nonconformist minister.
The brother of Thomas Belsham, and brother-in-law of the Unitarian minister Timothy Kenrick, he was born at Bedford, the son of James Belsham (died 1770), a nonconformist minister.
He justified the American Revolution in excusing Americans in their resistance to the demands of England, and he was an advocate of progressive political liberty. He died near Hammersmith 17 November 1827.