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| TATHAM [EDWARD]. Adm. sizar at MAGDALENE, May 11, 1767. Of Westmorland . [S. of James. Bapt. Oct. 1, 1749, at Dent, Sedbergh. School, Sedbergh.] Matric. from Queen's College, Oxford, June 21, 1769; B.A. (Oxford) 1772; M.A. (Oxford) 1776. Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford, 1781; B.D. 1783; D.D. 1787; Rector, 1792-1834. Ord. deacon, 1776; priest, 1778; C. of Banbury. R. of Twyford, Buckinghamshire . 1792-1834. Preached, about 1802, a famous sermon, 2½ hours long, in defence of the disputed verse in St John's Gospel; concluded 'by leaving the subject to the learned bench of Bishops "who have little to do and do not always do that little."' Resided latterly chiefly at Combe Rectory, near Oxford; scarcely ever appeared in Oxford except to bring in pigs of his own breeding to be sold in the market. Unpopular in his College, where he was known as 'The Devil who looked over Lincoln.' R. of Whitchurch, Shropshire , 1829-34. Married, 1801, Elizabeth, dau. of John Cook, of Cheltenham. Author, controversial sermons and pamphlets, including The Chart and Scale of Truth by which to find the Cause of Error, which embodied a new system of logic, and was admired by Edmund Burke and others. Died Apr. 24, 1834, at Combe rectory. Buried in All Saints Church, Oxford. ( Al. Oxon.; D.N.B. ; G. V. Cox, Recollections of Oxford, 233.) | Edward TATHAM Approx. lifespan: 1751–1834 sizar Magdalene College adm1767:05:11 Of Westmorland s. of James TATHAM c. Dent Sedbergh, [ West Riding of Yorkshire ] 1749:10:01 Sch: Sedbergh School Sedbergh, [ West Riding of Yorkshire ] Matric. From Queen's College [Oxford] 1769:06:21 BA OX 1772 MA OX 1776 Fellow of: : Lincoln College [Oxford] 1781 BD 1783 DD 1787 Rector: 1792-1834 Ord. deacon 1776 Ord. priest 1778 C.: Banbury, [ Oxfordshire ] R.: Twyford, Buckinghamshire 1792-1834 Preached, about 1802, a famous sermon, 2½ hours long, in defence of the disputed verse in St John's Gospel; concluded 'by leaving the subject to the learned bench of Bishops 'who have little to do and do not always do that little."' Resided latterly chiefly Combe Rectory, near OX, [ Oxfordshire ] ; scarcely ever appeared OX, [ Oxfordshire ] except to bring in pigs of his own breeding to be sold in the market. Unpopular in his College, where he was known as 'The Devil who looked over Lincoln.' R.: Whitchurch, Shropshire 1829-34 m. 1801,Elizabeth dau. of John Cook, of Cheltenham, [ Gloucestershire ] Publ.: controversial sermons and pamphlets, including The Chart and Scale of Truth by which to find the Cause of Error, which embodied a new system of logic, and was admired by Edmund Burke and others. d. 1834:04:24 at Combe rectory [ Oxfordshire ] bur. in All Saints' Church OX, [ Oxfordshire ] ( Al. Oxon.; D.N.B. ; G. V. Cox, Recollections of OX , 233.) |