Robert Brook Aspland
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Robert Brook Aspland was an English Unitarian minister and editor. To be distinguished from his father Robert Aspland
(1782-1845).
, he was born at Newport, Isle of Wight
, 19 January 1805. He was educated first with Mr. Potticary of Blackheath
(where Benjamin Disraeli was his schoolfellow), next with Mr. Evans of Tavistock, then at Glasgow University, where he graduated as M.A. in 1822. Lastly he went to Manchester College, York, finishing his studies in 1826.
Crook's Lane, Chester
, was his first chapel, whither he went in August 1826. He left in 1833 to be co-pastor with Lant Carpenter
at Lewin's Mead chapel, Bristol
, where, on 21 October of that year, he married Jane Hibbert, and established a boarding-school. In 1836 he moved to Dukinfield
; in 1858 to Hackney
. He took up the editorship of the Christian Reformer
on his father's death in 1845, keeping it till the publication ceased in 1863. In 1846 he was made one of the secretaries of Manchester College (holding the post till 1857).
Brook Aspland became secretary to the British and Foreign Unitarian Association
in 1859; he was helped by a colleague in 1867, and having fallen into bad health, he died suddenly 21 June 1869, aged 65.
, extracted from the Christian Reformer, 1852; sermons, and Paul Best
, the Unitarian Confessor, 1853; and Mr. Richard Frankland
and Dr. Henry Sampson, reprinted in pamphlet form, 1862.
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Robert Aspland
Robert Aspland was an English Unitarian minister, editor and activist. To be distinguished from his son Robert Brook Aspland .-Life:...
(1782-1845).
Life
The son of Robert AsplandRobert Aspland
Robert Aspland was an English Unitarian minister, editor and activist. To be distinguished from his son Robert Brook Aspland .-Life:...
, he was born at Newport, Isle of Wight
Newport, Isle of Wight
Newport is a civil parish and a county town of the Isle of Wight, an island off the south coast of England. Newport has a population of 23,957 according to the 2001 census...
, 19 January 1805. He was educated first with Mr. Potticary of Blackheath
Blackheath, London
Blackheath is a district of South London, England. It is named from the large open public grassland which separates it from Greenwich to the north and Lewisham to the west...
(where Benjamin Disraeli was his schoolfellow), next with Mr. Evans of Tavistock, then at Glasgow University, where he graduated as M.A. in 1822. Lastly he went to Manchester College, York, finishing his studies in 1826.
Crook's Lane, Chester
Chester
Chester is a city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 328,100 according to the...
, was his first chapel, whither he went in August 1826. He left in 1833 to be co-pastor with Lant Carpenter
Lant Carpenter
Lant Carpenter, Dr. was an English educator and Unitarian minister.Lant Carpenter was born in Kidderminster, the third son of George Carpenter and his wife Mary ....
at Lewin's Mead chapel, Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, where, on 21 October of that year, he married Jane Hibbert, and established a boarding-school. In 1836 he moved to Dukinfield
Dukinfield
Dukinfield is a small town within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies in central Tameside on the south bank of the River Tame, opposite Ashton-under-Lyne, and is east of the city of Manchester...
; in 1858 to Hackney
London Borough of Hackney
The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough of North/North East London, and forms part of inner London. The local authority is Hackney London Borough Council....
. He took up the editorship of the Christian Reformer
Christian Reformer
The Christian Reformer was a British Unitarian magazine edited by Robert Aspland....
on his father's death in 1845, keeping it till the publication ceased in 1863. In 1846 he was made one of the secretaries of Manchester College (holding the post till 1857).
Brook Aspland became secretary to the British and Foreign Unitarian Association
British and Foreign Unitarian Association
The British and Foreign Unitarian Association was the major Unitarian body in Britain from 1825. The BFUA was founded as an amalgamation of three older societies: the Unitarian Book Society for literature , The Unitarian Fund for mission work , and the Unitarian Association for civil rights...
in 1859; he was helped by a colleague in 1867, and having fallen into bad health, he died suddenly 21 June 1869, aged 65.
Works
In 1850 he collected from the Christian Reformer memoirs of his father's life. Some other publications were: A Brief Memoir of the Rev. Paul CardalePaul Cardale
-Life:He was educated at the dissenting academy of Ebenezer Latham, M.D., at Findern, Derbyshire, from 1720. Early in life he became an assistant minister for the Presbyterians at Kidderminster, and preached there in 1726...
, extracted from the Christian Reformer, 1852; sermons, and Paul Best
Paul Best
Paul Best was one of the first British converts to the "Socinian" Polish Brethren, and one of the first Unitarians to be imprisoned....
, the Unitarian Confessor, 1853; and Mr. Richard Frankland
Richard Frankland (tutor)
Richard Frankland was an English nonconformist, notable for founding the Rathmell Academy, a dissenting academy in the north of England.-Biography:...
and Dr. Henry Sampson, reprinted in pamphlet form, 1862.
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