He was born in the parish of
Clerkenwell,
Central London and educated at
Merchant Taylors' School and at
Aberdeen University, where he graduated with an M.A. In 1780 he was appointed afternoon preacher at the
Seventh Day Baptist Church,
Curriers' Hall, London, and in 1785 became pastor of that congregation. In 1799 he moved to
Redcross Street, and thence to
Devonshire Square. As a teacher of languages he amassed a considerable fortune. He died in
Snow's Fields,
Bermondsey, on 19 May 1826. His works published in several volumes are
The Religion of Mankind, in a Series of Essays (1819),
Tea-Table Chat, or Religious Allegories told at the Tea-Table in a Seminary for Ladies (1820),
Remarks on the different Sentiments entertained in Christendom relative to the Weekly Sabbath (1825). ==References==