- Sidney Thelwall
Sidney Thelwall (born
18 December ,1834 ) was an English clergyman and Christian scholar.The son of
Algernon Sydney Thelwall , Sidney Thelwall was educated atKing's College London . Admitted pensioner atChrist's College, Cambridge under Messrs Gell, Hays and Gunson on 9 October 1858. He left Christ's College with B.A. (Class. Trip. 2nd class) 1865. Though he kept some terms after his first admission, he needed to be readmitted 30 Sept. 1863, and was also admitted as a scholar of the college (under the tutorial care of Rysley) on 28 Oct. 1863. [John Peile, John Archibald Venn, "Biographical Register of Christ's College, 1505-1905" vol. 2 (1913), p. 559]In 1865 he married Susan, daughter of Rev. S. W. Barnett, vicar of
Towersey . Ordaineddeacon atExeter in 1865, andpriest in 1866, he wascurate of St Paul, Devonport from 1865 to 1867, and Assistant-master at Plymouth Grammar School. From 1867 to 1874 he was curate ofCharles Church, Plymouth, Devon He wasvicar of West Leigh, Devon from 1874 to 1892, and vicar ofRadford Semele from 1892 to 1909. In 1911 he was living atLeamington .He translated
Tertullian in Clark'sAnte-Nicene Fathers (Vols. I. and III.).References
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