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THOMAS MOZLEY (1806-1893)

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Originally appearing in Volume V18, Page 953 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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THOMAS See also:MOZLEY (1806-1893)  , See also:English divine and writer, was See also:born at See also:Gainsborough in 18o6, the son of a bookseller and publisher in that See also:town . From See also:Charterhouse school he proceeded to See also:Oriel See also:College, See also:Oxford, where he became the See also:pupil, and subsequently the intimate friend, of See also:John See also:Henry See also:Newman . In 1831 he was ordained, and became, in 1836, See also:rector of Cholderton, See also:Wiltshire . He was, from its beginning, a strong supporter of the Tractarian See also:movement, and after contributing for some See also:time to the See also:British Critic, the See also:chief See also:organ of the movement, succeeded Newman as editor in 1841 . In 1843 he was on the point of joining the See also:Roman See also:Catholic See also:Church . Newman, however, strongly advised him to take two years to reflect, and See also:long before that See also:period had elapsed See also:Mozley had determined to remain an See also:Anglican . In 1844 he began to write leading articles for The Times, and continued to do so regularly for many years . In 1847 he resigned his See also:country living and settled in See also:London, but in 1868 accepted the living of Plymtree, See also:Devonshire . From 1876—188o he was rural See also:dean of Ottery St See also:Mary's, See also:Devon . He resigned his living in 188o, and removed to See also:Cheltenham, where he died on the 17th of See also:June 1893 . He was the author of Reminiscences, chiefly of Oriel, and the Oxford Movement, published in 1882 .

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