Huntington, William (1745–1813), preacher and religious writer, was born on 2 February 1745 in a cottage at the Four Wents, on the road between Goudhurst and Cranbrook, Kent, the natural son of Barnabas Russel, farmer, and baptized on 14 November 1750 at Cranbrook church...
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Huntington, William (1745–1813), preacher and religious writer
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William Huntington (1745–1813) by Domenico Pellegrini, 1803 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Townley, James (1774–1833), Wesleyan Methodist minister and religious writer
Martin Wellings
Townley, James (1774–1833), Wesleyan Methodist minister and religious writer, was born on 11 May 1774 in Manchester, the son of Thomas Townley, a local businessman. His mother, Mary, a devout churchwoman, was also an occasional attender at Methodist meetings. Townley was educated in ...