Beilby Porteus
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [1]
English churchman, born at York, of American parentage; graduated and became Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge, and took orders in 1757; from the rectory of Hunton, Kent, he was preferred to that of Lambeth in 1767, thence to the bishopric of Chester in 1776, and to that of London 1787; a poor scholar, he yet wrote some popular books, especially a "Summary of Christian Evidences," and "Lectures on St. Matthew's Gospel"; he posed as a Sabbatarian and an advocate of the abolition of slavery (1731-1809).
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
Bibliography InformationMcClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Porteus, Beilby'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/p/porteus-beilby.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
