Reynold Bouyer

Reynold Gideon Bouyer (24 December 1741 – 3 January 1826) was an English clergyman, archdeacon of Northumberland.

Life

Bouyer was educated at Leyden in Holland before being admitted to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1761. Migrating to Jesus College in 1763, he graduated LL.B. in 1769.[1] He was collated to the prebend of Preston (Dorset) in Salisbury Cathedral[2] in 1785; obtained the rectory of Howick and the vicarage of North Allerton, with the chapelries of Brompton and Dighton, all in the diocese of Durham; was collated to the archdeaconry of Northumberland, 9 May 1812; and died, 20 January 1826.

He published two occasional discourses, entitled Sermon preached before the Delivery of the Colours to the Durham Volunteer Infantry, 1803 and Comparative View of the two new Systems of Education for the Infant Poor, in a Charge delivered to the Clergy of Durham, 1811,[3] but is remembered for the parochial libraries which he established at his own expense in every parish in Northumberland. They contained upwards of 30,000 volumes, which cost him about £1,400, although he was supplied with them by the Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge at 40 per cent. under prime cost. These libraries were placed under the care of the parochial ministers, and the books were lent gratuitously to the parishioners.

References

  1. ↑ "Bouyer or Bowyer, Renald or Reynold Gideon (BR761R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ↑ for the details of the prebendary see "Salisbury cathedral: history and description". King's College London.
  3. ↑ The Annual Register, or, A view of the history, politics, and literature of the year 1826 68. 1827. p. 224. Retrieved 25 December 2011.

 "Bouyer, Reynold Gideon". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.