James Coningham
James Coningham (1670–1716) was an English presbyterian divine and tutor.
Life
Coningham was born in 1670 in England and educated at
During the reign of Queen Anne, Coningham was several times prosecuted for keeping an academy; and though a man who combined orthodoxy with a broad spirit, he was not strong enough to cope with the divergences of theological opinion in his flock. He left Manchester for London in 1712, being called to succeed Richard Stretton, M.A. (died 3 July 1712, aged 80), at Haberdashers' Hall. His health was broken, and he died on 1 September 1716.
Works
Coningham published three sermons, 1705, 1714, and 1715, and wrote a preface to the second edition of Henry Pendlebury's ‘Invisible Realities,’ originally published 1696.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Coningham, James". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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