Joshua William Brooks

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Joshua William Brooks, M.A. was born in 1790 and died 15 February 1882: he was a priest in the Church of England.

Family

Joshua William Brooks married Frances Summerscales on 1 January 1829 in Sandal Magna, West Riding of Yorkshire.

Career

Brooks was ordained in 1820, and was successively

At St. Mary's he led a campaign to open new churches in Nottingham which resulted in:

Publications

  • The Investigator, (editor), 1831-1836
  • A Dictionary of Writers on the Prophecies
  • Abdiel's Essays on the Advent and Kingdom of Christ, 1834
  • Elements of Prophetical Interpretation, 1836

References

  • Bowen, M. W. (1997) The Anglican Church in the Industrialised Town, St. Mary's Parish, Nottingham 1770-1884 (M. W. Bowen, MA, M Phil, University of Nottingham, October 1997)
Religious titles
Preceded by Vicar of St.Mary's Church, Nottingham
1843–1864
Succeeded by
Francis Morse