an English Dissenter and voluminous writer, was born at Sudbury March 29, 1741, and was educated at Daventry under Dr. Ashworth. On leaving the seminary he became pastor to a congregation at Liverpool. He afterwards became resident tutor and lecturer on belles-lettres at Warrington Academy. In 1785 he became minister of the Unitarian Church at Norwich, where he died November 3, 1797. Among his numerous publications were
(1) A History of Philosophy, drawn up from Brucker (London 1819, 2 volumes, 8vo): —
(2) The Preachers' Directory (London, 1771, 4to): —
(3) Sermons for Families (London 1778, 2 volumes, 12mo): —
(4) The English Preaches (London 9 volumes, 12mo). He was a frequent contributor to periodicals, and shared with Dr. Aikin in the preparation of the General Biographical Dictionary.