Cornelius Neale
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Cornelius Neale was an English clergyman.
Cornelius Neale came from a London
family with an Evangelical
background: his father James Neale was one of the founders of the London Missionary Society
. He entered St John's College, Cambridge
and graduated Senior Wrangler in 1812, with first Smith's Prize
and the second Chancellor's medal. He was elected a fellow of his college.
He was ordained and took a curacy in Leicester
. He died of consumption in February 1823.
In 1816 he married Susannah, daughter of John Mason Good
: they had one son, John Mason Neale
.
Cornelius Neale came from a London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
family with an Evangelical
Evangelicalism
Evangelicalism is a Protestant Christian movement which began in Great Britain in the 1730s and gained popularity in the United States during the series of Great Awakenings of the 18th and 19th century.Its key commitments are:...
background: his father James Neale was one of the founders of the London Missionary Society
London Missionary Society
The London Missionary Society was a non-denominational missionary society formed in England in 1795 by evangelical Anglicans and Nonconformists, largely Congregationalist in outlook, with missions in the islands of the South Pacific and Africa...
. He entered St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college's alumni include nine Nobel Prize winners, six Prime Ministers, three archbishops, at least two princes, and three Saints....
and graduated Senior Wrangler in 1812, with first Smith's Prize
Smith's Prize
The Smith's Prize was the name of each of two prizes awarded annually to two research students in theoretical Physics, mathematics and applied mathematics at the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England.- History :...
and the second Chancellor's medal. He was elected a fellow of his college.
He was ordained and took a curacy in Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
. He died of consumption in February 1823.
In 1816 he married Susannah, daughter of John Mason Good
John Mason Good
John Mason Good , English writer on medical, religious and classical subjects, was born at Epping, Essex.John Good's parents were the Nonconformist minister Revd Peter Good and Sarah Good, the daughter of another Nonconformist minister, Revd Henry Peyto of Great Coggeshall...
: they had one son, John Mason Neale
John Mason Neale
John Mason Neale was an Anglican priest, scholar and hymn-writer.-Life:Neale was born in London, his parents being the Revd Cornelius Neale and Susanna Neale, daughter of John Mason Good...
.
External links
- William Jowett's Memoir of the Rev. Cornelius Neale M.A. (2nd edition, 1835) - full text online at google.com