Background
Fawcett was the second son of Richard Fawcett, worsted manufacturer, of Bradford, Yorkshire.
Fawcett was the second son of Richard Fawcett, worsted manufacturer, of Bradford, Yorkshire.
He was educated at a grammar school at Clapham, London, and at Trinity College, Cambridge, and took the degrees in arts, Bachelor of Arts in 1829, Master of Arts
In 1836. Fawcett as clergyman was an advocate of total abstinence, and a popular lecturer. During his incumbency he built a new church, opened in 1837, and a parsonage. As the population of Low Moor and its immediate neighbourhood multiplied, five additional churches were erected.
In 1860 he became honorary canon of Ripon Cathedral, Yorkshire, and chaplain to the bishop.
He died suddenly at Low Moor 21 December 1864, and was buried on the 28th in Holy Trinity churchyard.