Joseph Milner English

England

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 evangelical divine, was born at Leeds

Leeds

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 and educated at Leeds Grammar School

Leeds Grammar School

Leeds Grammar School was an independent school in Leeds established in 1552. In August 2005 it merged with Leeds Girls' High School to form The Grammar School at Leeds. The two schools physically united in September 2008....

 and Cambridge

University of Cambridge

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After taking his degree he went to Thorparch, Yorkshire

Yorkshire

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, as curate

Curate

A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...

 and assistant schoolmaster. Subsequently he became headmaster of Hull Grammar School

Hull Grammar School

Hull Grammar School was an independent secondary school in Hull, England, founded in 1486 by Dr. John Alcock. The school merged with Hull High School to form Hull Collegiate School in 2005.- History :The seventeenth oldest independent school in the U.K...

, and in 1768 he was chosen afternoon lecturer at Holy Trinity Church, Hull

Holy Trinity Church, Hull

Holy Trinity Church is an Anglican parish church in the centre of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.-History:It is the largest parish church in England when floor area is the measurement for comparison...

. He became a strong supporter of the evangelical movement of the period, and greatly contributed to its success in Hull. In addition to his work as headmaster, he took charge of North Ferriby parish, about nine miles from Hull.

His published works include essays and numerous sermons, but his best known work is the History of the Church of Christ (London, 1794–1809). He lived to complete the first three volumes, and two more were added by his brother, Isaac Milner

Isaac Milner

Isaac Milner FRS was a mathematician, an inventor, the President of Queens' College, Cambridge and Lucasian Professor of Mathematics....

(1750–1820), dean of Carlisle, who re-edited the whole work in 1810.
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