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Charles Swainson

Charles Swainson

English Anglican theologian (1820–1887)

For other people named Charles Swainson, see Charles Swainson (disambiguation).

Charles Anthony Swainson (1820–1887) was an English Anglican theologian, Principal of Chichester Theological College,[1] Norrisian Professor of Divinity, and subsequently Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity, Master of Christ's College, Cambridge, and a canon of Chichester.[2] His published works deal mainly with the Eastern liturgies and the creeds.

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Life

He was the second son of Anthony Swainson of Liverpool, a merchant and brother of Charles Swainson of Preston.[3] He was educated at the Royal Institution of Liverpool's school, and matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1837, graduating BA in 1841, MA in 1844, and DD in 1864.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Access to Archives". The National Archives. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  2. [2]
    "Swainson, Charles Anthony (SWN837CA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. [3]
    Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry. 1882. p. 1552.
  4. [4]
    "Swainson, Charles Anthony (SWN837CA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  5. [5]
    "Charles Anthony Swainson". anglicanhistory.org. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
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