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Thomas Bowdler the Younger (1782–1856) was a Christian (Anglican) priest, sermon-writer, biographer and editor. ==Life== Thomas Bowdler was born on 13 March 1782, the eldest son of the lawyer and moral reformer, John Bowdler the elder. His brother was John Bowdler the younger, who became a lawyer. He was educated at Hyde Abbey School, Winchester, and at St John's College, Cambridge, where he proceeded B. A. in 1803, and M.A. in 1806. In 1803 he was appointed curate of Leyton, Essex; and after holding the livings of Ash and Ridley, and of Addington, Kent, he became in 1834 incumbent of the church at Sydenham. He took an active part in opposing the Tractarian movement around 1840. In 1846 he became secretary of the Church Building Society, which his father had been instrumental in founding. On 7 December 1849 he received a prebend in St Paul's Cathedral. He died on 12 November 1856. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas Bowdler the Younger」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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