Jeffery Ekins D.D. (died 1791) was an English churchman, Dean of

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from 1782.

Life

He was a native of

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, where his father, the Rev. Jeffery Ekins, M.A., was rector. He received his education at

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. In 1749 he was elected to

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, where he obtained a fellowship. He graduated B.A. in 1755 and M.A. in 1758. In early life he was the close companion of

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. On leaving university he became one of the assistant masters of

, where he was tutor to

Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle (28 May 1748 – 4 September 1825) was a British statesman, diplomat and author. Life He was the son of Henry Howard, 4th Earl of Carlisle and his second wife Isabella Byron. His mother was a daughte ...

. Subsequently he was chaplain to the Earl of Carlisle when

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. He was inducted to the rectory of

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, 30 March 1761, on the presentation of his father. In 1775, resigning Quainton, he was instituted to the rectory of Morpeth,

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, on the presentation of the Earl of Carlisle; and in February 1777 he was instituted to the rectory of

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. In 1781 he was created D.D. at Cambridge; and in 1782 he was installed

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, on the advancement of Thomas Percy to the see of Dromore. He died at

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on 20 November 1791, and was buried in the chancel of

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. His sister Elizabeth, wife of

John Hatsell John Hatsell (22 December 1733 – 15 October 1820) was an English civil servant, clerk of the House of Commons, and an authority on parliamentary procedure. Early life He was the son of the lawyer Henry Hatsell (1701–1762), a bencher of ...

(

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, 1768-1820) was buried alongside him in 1804.

Works

His works are: * 'Florio; or the Pursuit of Happiness,' a drama, manuscript. * A manuscript poem on 'Dreams'. * 'The Loves of Medea and Jason; a poem in three books translated from the Greek of

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's Argonautics,' London, 1771; 2nd edit. 1772. * 'Poems,' London, 1810, pp. 134, including the preceding work and a number of 'Miscellaneous Pieces.' Only sixty copies were printed of this collection.

Family

He married in 1766 Anne, daughter of Philip Baker of

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, and sister of the wife of his brother, John Ekins, dean of Salisbury. Admiral

Sir Charles Ekins Admiral Sir Charles Ekins GCB (1768 – 2 July 1855) was an officer of the Royal Navy who served in the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and rose to the rank of admiral. Life Ekins was the son of Dr. Jeff ...

was their son.

References

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Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857: volume 11: Carlisle, Chester, Durham, Manchester, Ripon, and Sodor and Man dioceses
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