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<p> Walker, [[George]] (2), D.D. </p> <p> an Irish clergyman of the Church of England, was born of English parents in the County Tyrone, Ireland, about 1650. He was educated at the University of Glasgow, and took orders in the Church of England, after which he became rector of Donoughmore, near Londonderry, Ireland. When James II laid siege to that city in 1689, Walker raised a regiment, with which he gallantly defended Londonderry, after it had been abandoned by its governor, and succeeded in holding the city until James was obliged to raise the siege, July 30, 1689. He received the thanks of the House of Commons, and was nominated bishop of Derry by [[William]] III; but desiring to pass through another military campaign before entering upon the duties of the episcopal office, he was killed at the battle of the Boyne, July 1, 1690. He published A True Account of the [[Siege]] of [[Londonderry]] (1689), which was attacked and criticized, and the attack brought out a Vindication. A statue, mounted on a lofty pillar, has been erected to his memory in Londonderry. </p>
<p> a Dissenting minister, was born at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, in 1734. He became pastor of a body of [[Dissenters]] at [[Durham]] in 1757; of another, at Great Yarmouth, in 1761; and of another, at Nottingham, in 1774; was tutor in mathematics at [[Warrington]] from 1772 to 1796; and tutor in various branches at [[Manchester]] in 1796. He died in London in 1807. Among his published works are, [[Doctrine]] of the Sphere, etc. (1775): '''''—''''' Dissenter's [[Plea]] against the Test Laws (1790): '''''—''''' Sermons on Various Subjects (eod.): '''''—''''' Essays on Various Subjects, with a Life of the Author (1809, 2 vols.). </p>


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<ref name="term_65556"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/walker,+george+(2),+d.d. George Walker from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
<ref name="term_65557"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/walker,+george+(3) George Walker from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
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Revision as of 17:35, 15 October 2021

George Walker [1]

a Dissenting minister, was born at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, in 1734. He became pastor of a body of Dissenters at Durham in 1757; of another, at Great Yarmouth, in 1761; and of another, at Nottingham, in 1774; was tutor in mathematics at Warrington from 1772 to 1796; and tutor in various branches at Manchester in 1796. He died in London in 1807. Among his published works are, Doctrine of the Sphere, etc. (1775): — Dissenter's Plea against the Test Laws (1790): — Sermons on Various Subjects (eod.): — Essays on Various Subjects, with a Life of the Author (1809, 2 vols.).

References

  1. ↑ George Walker from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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