John Buxton Marsden (1803 – 16 June 1870) was an English cleric, known as a historical writer and editor.

Life

Marsden was born at

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. He was admitted

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, on 10 April 1823; and graduated B.A. in 1827, M.A. in 1830. He was ordained in 1827 to the curacy of

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, Staffordshire, and then moved to

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. From 1833 to 1844 Marsden held the rectory of

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, Surrey, during the minority of his successor, R. W. Greaves, and from 1844 to 1851 he was vicar of

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, Buckinghamshire. In 1851 he became

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of St. Peter, Dale End,

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. Marsden was a liberal evangelical. At a meeting of the clergy at

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on 7 December 1847 to protest against the appointment of

Renn Dickson Hampden Renn Dickson Hampden (29 March 1793 – 23 April 1868) was an English Anglican clergyman. His liberal tendencies led to conflict with traditionalist clergy in general and the supporters of Tractarianism during the years he taught at the Univ ...

to the

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, he moved an amendment, and spoke of Hampden's treatment as unfair treatment. For five years before his death he was incapacitated him from engaging in active duty of any kind. He died on 16 June 1870 at 37 Highfield Road,

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, Birmingham.

Works

Marsden was author of three major works: * ''The History of the Early Puritans, from the Reformation to the Opening of the Civil War in 1642'', London, 1850. * ''The History of the Later Puritans, from the Opening of the Civil War to 1662'', London, 1852. * ''History of Christian Churches and Sects from the earliest ages of Christianity'', 2 vols. London, 1856; new edit. 1858. Marsden's other writings include: * ''The Churchmanship of the New Testament: an Inquiry … into the Origin and Progress of certain Opinions which now agitate the Church of Christ'', London, 1846. * ''Memoirs of the Rev. Samuel Marsden of Paramatta'', London (1858) (

Samuel Marsden Samuel Marsden (25 June 1765 – 12 May 1838) was an English-born priest of the Church of England in Australia and a prominent member of the Church Missionary Society. He played a leading role in bringing Christianity to New Zealand. Marsden w ...

was no relation); * ''Memoirs'' of the Rev.

Hugh Stowell Hugh Stowell (3 December 1799 – 8 October 1865) was a Church of England clergyman with a reputation as a "vigorous and inspiring preacher". He was an implacable opponent of Catholic emancipation whose supporters built Christ Church in S ...

of Manchester, London, 1868. He published sermons and lectures, contributed a biographical preface to a posthumous work of the Rev. Edward Dewdney, ''A Treatise on the special Providence of God'', 1848, and edited, with preface and notes,

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's ''Natural Religion'', 1857. From 1859 to 1869 Marsden was editor of the ''

Christian Observer The ''Christian Observer'' was a London evangelical periodical, serving a readership in the Church of England. It appeared from 1802 to 1874. History The ''Christian Observer'' was founded by William Hey "in response to the dissenters' ''Leeds ...

''.

References

* ;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Marsden, John Buxton 19th-century English historians 19th-century English Anglican priests Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge 1803 births 1870 deaths English male non-fiction writers 19th-century English male writers