Beilby Porteus (or Porteous; 8 May 1731 – 13 May 1809), successively Bishop of Chester and of London, was a Church of England reformer and a leading ...
Beilby Porteus
British bishop
Beilby Porteus, successively Bishop of Chester and of London, was a Church of England reformer and a leading abolitionist in England. He was the first Anglican in a position of authority to seriously challenge the Church's position on slavery. Wikipedia
Born: May 8, 1731, York, United Kingdom
Died: May 13, 1809 (age 78 years), Fulham Palace, London, United Kingdom
Church: Church of England
Diocese: Diocese of London
Other post(s): Bishop of Chester; 1776–1787
Books
Death: a Poetical Essay: By Beilby Porteus, ...
1759
Works of the Right Reverend Beilby Porteus, Late Bishop of London: With His Life, Volume 5
Death: A Poetical Essay - Scholar's Choice Edition
A Sermon, Preached at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, London, Before His Majesty, and Both Houses of Parliament, on Thursday, April 23d, 1789, Being the Day Appointed for a General Thanksgiving. the Second Edition
Lectures on the Gospel of St. Matthew, delivered in the parish church of St. James, Westminister, in the years 1798, 1799, 1800 and 1801
1802
The Works: With His Life. Sermons, Volume 3
A biography of Anglican bishop and abolitionist Beilby Porteus (1731-1808)
Beilby Porteus (1731 1809), successively Bishop of Chester and of London was an Anglican reformer and leading abolitionist in England.
He was appointed bishop of Chester in 1776 and of London in 1787. As bishop he encouraged residence of incumbents, better stipends for curates, regular ...
Nov 1, 2024 · But for Beilby Porteus (1731-1809), the slave trade was a current affair. Porteus was a close associate of William Wilberforce (1759-1833). He ...
Also known as: Beilby Porteus, Bishop of London: primary name: primary name: Porteus, Beilby ; Details: individual; cleric/religious official; British; Male.
Beilby Porteus (1731-1809) was in 1762 appointed chaplain to Thomas Secker, Archbishop of Canterbury, and in 1769 became chaplain to the king.
[X-Info] Porteus, Beilby, 1731-1809: A charge delivered to the clergy of the diocese of London in the year 1803 (Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, T. Payne, ...
Poems by Beilby Porteus. Beilby Porteus was born in 1731, at York, where he went to school, before making a promising start at Cambridge.
Jan 13, 2023 · At the age of 27, Beilby Porteus, together with his brother Edward, inherited their father's estate in Virginia, becoming absentee plantation ...