Background
He was born in Kirkham, Lancashire.
author clergymen Rector of Kegworth
He was born in Kirkham, Lancashire.
Christ's College.
He received an M.A. in 1772, a B.D. in 1789, and a D.D. in 1795. He was Rector of Kegworth, Leicestershire from 1789 until his death. He became Archdeacon of Huntingdon from 1794 to 1812 and Archdeacon of Leicester from 1812 until his death in 1830.
He was the author of A System of Mechanics and Hydrostatics and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1786. He died in Kegworth in 1830.
Royal Society.