James Colwell
James Colwell | |
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| Born | 1860 Westminster Training College |
| Spouse | Grace née Kelynack |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent | Richard Colwell |
| Church | Methodist |
| Ordained | 1885 |
Congregations served | Rose Bay |
James Colwell (1860 – 1930) was an English-born Australian Methodist minister and historian.[1]
Early life and education
Colwell was born in
Career
On his arrival he became an assistant master at Newington College. A year later he entered the Methodist ministry of New South Wales. He married Grace Kelynack, the daughter of William Kelynack. After forty years of service, he retired as supernumerary minister to Rose Bay in 1925. He was a member of the college council at Newington College and at Annesley in Bowral.
As an historian he was the author of The History of Methodism in New South Wales, A Century in the Pacific and he edited and was part author of The Story of Australia.[2] Colwell was a frequent contributor to The Sydney Morning Herald.
In 1914 he was made a Fellow of the
Personal life
On his death he was survived by his wife and a son, Alan Colwell, and a daughter, Gordon Studdy. From 1928 until 1971, Alan Colwell presented the James Colwell Prize for Modern History in the Sixth Form at Newington College in honour of his father.[4]
References
- ^ "NOTED METHODIST". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 28, 971. 11 November 1930. p. 10. Retrieved 12 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Colwell, James (1860-1930)", Trove, 2011, retrieved 12 September 2017
- ^ "JAMES COLWELL". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 28, 974. 14 November 1930. p. 16. Retrieved 19 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "OLD NEWINGTONIANS". The Sun. No. 5587. Sydney. 4 October 1928. p. 12 (FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 18 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
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