Miles Atkinson

Miles Atkinson (1741–1811) was an English divine.

Miles Atkinson, engraved 1816 by William Holl from a painting by John Russell.

Life

Atkinson was the second son of the Rev. Christopher Atkinson, rector of Thorp Arch, Yorkshire. He was born at Ledsham 28 September 1741, and educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge (B.A. 1763).[1] He became curate of the parish church of Leeds; head-master of the school of Drighlington, near Leeds (1764–70); lecturer of the parish church of Leeds, 1769; vicar of Kippax, near Leeds, 1783 and minister of St. Paul's Church, Leeds, 1793, which he founded at a cost of nearly £10,000.[2]

Atkinson died 6 February 1811.[2]

Works

Atkinson published several pulpit discourses, and a collection of his Practical Sermons was published at London in two volumes, 1812.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Atkinson, Miles (ATKN758M)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2  "Atkinson, Miles". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Atkinson, Miles". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.