Charles Swainson Explained

Honorific Prefix:The Reverend
Charles Swainson
Birth Name:Charles Anthony Swainson
Birth Date:29 May 1820
Birth Place:Liverpool, England
Master of Christ's College, Cambridge (1881–1887)
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Religion:Christianity (Anglican)
Church:Church of England
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Alma Mater:Trinity College, Cambridge
Discipline:Theology

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. His published works deal mainly with the Eastern liturgies and the creeds.

Life

He was the second son of Anthony Swainson of Liverpool, a merchant and brother of Charles Swainson of Preston.[2] 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Access to Archives . The National Archives . 2012-08-12.
  2. Book: Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry . 1882 . 1552 . en . Burke . Bernard .
  3. Web site: Charles Anthony Swainson . 2023-05-06 . anglicanhistory.org.