Daniel Tyerman
Daniel Tyerman (19 November 1773 – 30 July 1828) was an English missionary.
Biography
Tyerman was born on 19 November 1773 at Clack farm, near Osmotherley, North Yorkshire, where his parents had resided for some time. In 1790 he obtained employment in London.
Coming under strong religious convictions, he entered Hoxton Academy in 1795 to prepare himself for the congregational ministry. In 1798 he became minister at Cawsand in Cornwall, and thence removed to Wellington in Somerset. About 1804 he officiated for a short time at Southampton, and afterwards settled at Newport in the Isle of Wight. There he was one of the first projectors of the town reading-rooms, and filled the office of secretary of the Isle of Wight Bible Society.
In 1821 Tyerman and
He was twice married: first, in 1798, to Miss Rich, by whom he had a son and daughter; and, secondly, in 1810, to Miss Fletcher of Abingdon, by whom he had two sons and a daughter.
Works
- "An Essay on Baptism," Newport, 1806, 12mo; 2nd edit. London, 1814, 12mo.
- "Evangelical Hope: an Essay," London, 1815, 12mo.
- "The Dairyman: the Life of Joseph Wallbridge," Newport, 1816, 12mo.
- "Essay on the Wisdom of God," London, 1818, 8vo. The journal of his missionary tour was published by James Montgomery, the poet, in 1831, London, 8vo (2nd edit. 1841).[5] The first part was written in conjunction with George Bennet, but the latter part was entirely his own. It affords a graphic picture of the state of the London society's missions at the period.
See also
References
- Specific
- ^ University of East Anglia web site, Research Portal section, Inscribing Missionary Impact in Central Polynesia: Mapping the George Bennet Collection
- ^ National Library of Australia website, Guide to the Collections held by the Sheffield City Archives (M2722-M2726)
- ^ Gospel Studies website, John Love in London (Part 5) - The first mission of the London Missionary Society, by Roy Middleton, page 143
- ^ ABE Books, Journal of Voyages and Travels by the Rev. Daniel Tyerman and George Bennett, Esq. by Daniel Tyerman, George Bennett, London Missionary Society (1832)
- ^ Hathi Trust website, Voyages and travels round the world by the Rev. Daniel Tyerman and George Bennet, Esq.
- General
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External links
- Media related to Daniel Tyerman at Wikimedia Commons