James Calvert (divine)
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James Calvert (bapt. 1631 – 1698) was an English Nonconformist divine.
Life
James Calvert was baptised at Allhallows Pavement, York, on 23 May 1631, the eldest son of Robert Calvert, a grocer and sheriff of York.Burns 2004. He was educated at St Peter's School, York and Clare Hall, Cambridge.History of St Peter's School, York by Angelo Raine p.95 He had been for several years at Topcliffe when he was silenced by the Act of Uniformity; after which he retired to York, and lived privately, but studied diligently. As a result of his studies, he brought out his work, entitled Naphthali, seu Collectatio Theologica, de Reditu Decem Tribuum, Conversione, et Mensibus Ezekielis (1672). About 1675 he became chaplain to Sir William Strickland, and, afterwards, to Sir William Middleton and tutor to his son. He died in December 1698.McClintock; Strong 1885, p. 746.
See also
References
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Sources
- Burns, William E. (2004). [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/46803 "Calvert, James (bap. 1631, d. 1698), nonconformist minister"]. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
Attribution:
- {{source attribution|1= McClintock, John; Strong, James (1885). [https://www.biblicalcyclopedia.com/C/calvert-james.html "Calvert, James"]. Cyclopædia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature. [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.ah3cvc&view=1up&seq=758&skin=2021 Supplement, Vol. 1]. New York: Harper & Brothers. p. 746. }}
Further reading
- Calamy, Edmund; Palmer, Samuel (1803). The Nonconformist's Memorial. 2nd ed. Vol. 3. London: J. Cundee, for Button and Son, and T. Hurst. pp. 458–459, 472–473.
- Dale, Bryan; Crippen, T. G. (1909). Yorkshire Puritanism and Early Nonconformity. York: J. Gregory, G. Hunsworth, and G. S. Smith. pp. 34–36, 176, 210–211.
- {{cite DNB|wstitle=Calvert, Thomas (1606-1679)|last=Lee|first=Sidney|volume=8|pages=274-275}}
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Category:People educated at St Peter's School, York