Jeffery Ekins
Jeffery Ekins D.D. (died 1791) was an English churchman, Dean of Carlisle Cathedral from 1782.
Life
He was a native of
Barton-Seagrave, Northamptonshire, where his father, the Rev. Jeffery Ekins, M.A., was rector. He received his education at Eton College. In 1749 he was elected to King's College, Cambridge, where he obtained a fellowship. He graduated B.A. in 1755 and M.A. in 1758.[1] In early life he was the close companion of Richard Cumberland
.
On leaving university he became one of the assistant masters of
Thomas Percy to the see of Dromore
.
He died at
Parson's Green on 20 November 1791, and was buried in the chancel of All Saints Church, Fulham. His sister Elizabeth, wife of John Hatsell (Clerk of the House of Commons
, 1768-1820) was buried alongside him in 1804.
Works
His works are:
- 'Florio; or the Pursuit of Happiness,' a drama, manuscript.
- A manuscript poem on 'Dreams'.
- 'The Loves of Medea and Jason; a poem in three books translated from the Greek of Apollonius Rhodius's Argonautics,' London, 1771; 2nd edit. 1772.
- 'Poems,' London, 1810, pp. 134, including the preceding work and a number of 'Miscellaneous Pieces.' Only sixty copies were printed of this collection.
Family
He married in 1766 Anne, daughter of Philip Baker of
Sir Charles Ekins
was their son.
References
- ^ "Ekins, Geoffrey (EKNS717G)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857: volume 11: Carlisle, Chester, Durham, Manchester, Ripon, and Sodor and Man dioceses
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