author

Nathaniel Hough

d. 1737

An early-18th-century Anglican clergyman, he wrote sermons for major public occasions and preached before the House of Commons. His surviving works offer a window into the religious and political tone of Queen Anne and early Georgian England.

1 Audiobook

A Sermon Preach'd upon the Occasion of the Anniversary Thanksgiving of the Fifth of November, 1706

A Sermon Preach'd upon the Occasion of the Anniversary Thanksgiving of the Fifth of November, 1706

by Nathaniel Hough

About the author

Nathaniel Hough was an English cleric and writer who died in 1737. Records of his published sermons identify him as a fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge, a lecturer at Kensington, and later rector of St. George the Martyr, Southwark.

His books were mainly sermons, often tied to public and ceremonial events. Among them are a 1706 thanksgiving sermon preached at Kensington and a 1724 sermon delivered before the House of Commons on the anniversary of the martyrdom of Charles I. These titles suggest a preacher closely connected to the religious life of London and to the formal occasions of church and state.

Not much biographical detail appears readily available online beyond his clerical posts and publications, but the surviving catalog records show a substantial preaching career and a clear presence in the print culture of his time.