John Saul HOWSON [34880]

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John Saul Howson
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 7 Jul 1816
Baptism Place: Giggleswick,York,England
Father:
John Howson
Mother:
Margaret
FHL Film Number: 919138

John Saul. Howson
College: TRINITY
Entered: Michs. 1833
Born: 1816
Died: 15 Dec 1885
Adm. pens. (age 17) at TRINITY, Mar. 18, 1833. S. of the Rev. John, Second Master of Giggleswick Grammar School [and], dau. of John Saul, master at Giggleswick]. B. May 5, 1816, at Giggleswick. School, Giggleswick (Mr Ingram). Matric. Michs. 1833; Scholar, 1836; B.A. (Class. Trip., 1st Class) 1837; Members' prize, 1837 and 1838; Norrisian prize, 1841; M.A. 1840; D.D. 1862. Hulsean Lecturer, 1862; Lady Margaret's Preacher, 1864. Ord. deacon (Chester) 1845; priest, 1846. Private tutor to the Marquess of Sligo, and to the Marquess of Lorne. Senior Classical Master, Liverpool Collegiate Institution, 1845; Principal there, 1849-65. V. of Wisbech, Cambs., 1866-7. Dean of Chester, 1867-85. Restored the Cathedral, endowed the King's school, Chester, and contributed largely to the building of the new museum. Charles Kingsley was a Canon of Chester for three years during Howson's time, and the two were on cordial terms, despite Howson's prejudice against Broad Churchmen; Kingsley contributed his well-known Letter on Betting to a series of short papers started by Howson, which was intended to repress the evils of the race-week at Chester. Married (while at Liverpool) Mary, dau. of John Cropper, of Dingle Bank. Author (with W. J. Conybeare), The Life and Epistles of St Paul; hymns and sermons, etc. Died Dec. 15, 1885, at Bournemouth. Brother of George (1844), Thomas (1836) and William (1837); father of Edmund W. (1874). (Giggleswick Sch. Reg.; Boase, I. 1562; Crockford; D.N.B.)

John married Mary CROPPER [34879] [MRIN: 12568], daughter of John CROPPER [34862] and Ann WAKEFIELD [34866]. (Mary CROPPER [34879] was born on 2 Nov 1821 in Liverpool and died on 30 Dec 1885 in Chester CHS.)