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James Slade
1783–1860
An influential Church of England clergyman, he spent nearly four decades shaping parish life in industrial Bolton while also writing sermons and practical religious works that reached a wider readership.
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Born in Daventry in 1783, he was educated first by his father and then at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he graduated with distinction and later became a fellow and tutor. After ordination, he moved into parish work and in 1817 became vicar of St Peter's, Bolton le Moors, a post he held until 1856.
He is often remembered as Canon Slade. During his long ministry in Bolton, he was closely involved in church expansion, education, and parish life at a time when the town was changing rapidly. Alongside his clerical work, he published sermons and devotional writings, including works on the Psalms and the Gospels.
He died in 1860. His reputation rests on both his steady pastoral leadership and his clear, practical religious writing, which reflects the concerns of everyday Anglican life in 19th-century England.