Jonathan Crowther (minister)
Jonathan Crowther (1794–1856) was an English Wesleyan Methodist minister, who for a period supervised Wesleyan missionaries in the Madras Presidency of the British Raj.
Life
He was born at
Having been principal teacher at
In 1837 Crowther was appointed general superintendent of the Wesleyan missions in India, returning to England in 1843 in poor health, where he was again employed in the home ministry. In 1849 he received the appointment of classical tutor in the
As a scholar, Crowther had a knowledge of Hebrew and several modern languages. He acted as examiner at Wesley College, Sheffield, as well as at the New Kingswood and Woodhouse Grove schools, and wrote for Wesleyan periodicals. His health failed some time before his death, and on 31 December 1855 he was seized with "congestion of the brain" while on a visit to the Rev. William Willan in Leeds. In this friend's house he died on 16 January 1856, leaving a widow and family.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1888). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 13. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/6835. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1899). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 59. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
External links
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1888). "Crowther, Jonathan (1794-1856)". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 13. London: Smith, Elder & Co.