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Thomas Tregenna Biddulph
1763–1838
A leading evangelical clergyman in Bristol, he was known for energetic preaching, pastoral work, and a steady defense of the Church of England during a period of religious division. His writing reflects the practical, devotional focus that shaped much of his ministry.
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About the author
Born on 5 July 1763 at Claines, Worcestershire, Thomas Tregenna Biddulph was educated at Truro Grammar School and later at The Queen's College, Oxford. He was ordained in the Church of England and, after early curacies, became closely associated with Bristol, where he served for many years at St James's.
Biddulph became one of the best-known evangelical clergy in the Bristol area. He was admired by many for his preaching and pastoral seriousness, and he took a firm stand against separatist movements, especially in the dispute sometimes called the "western schism." Alongside parish work, he published sermons, devotional writing, and religious poetry.
He died in 1838. Though not as widely remembered now as some of his contemporaries, he was an important figure in the evangelical life of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth-century Church of England, especially in Bristol.