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Beilby Porteus, Bishop of Chester


(b. May 8, 1731, London, England – d. May 14, 1809, Fulham Palace, London )

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Beilby Porteus (1731-1809) was in 1762 appointed chaplain to Thomas Secker, Archbishop of Canterbury, and in 1769 became chaplain to the king. In 1776 he became Bishop of Chester, and became known as a strong supporter of the movement for the abolition of slavery. He was a supporter of the Clapham Sect of Evangelical reformers, which included Hannah More amongst its members, and was one of her regular correspondents. Porteus became Bishop of London in 1787, on the recommendation of William Pitt the Younger. He was keen on overseas evangelism, took a close interest in the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, was an early patron of the Church Missionary Society and a founder member of the British and Foreign Bible Society.

Also known as:

  • Bishop of Chester
  • Beilby Porteus

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Mentioned in 30 letters

Title EMCO ID
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie 1809
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie 1813
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie 1818
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie 1830
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie 1842
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie 1848
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie 1853
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie 1861
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie 1863
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie 1867
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie 1868
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie 1870
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie 1877
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie 1878
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie 1880
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie 1888
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie 1890
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie 1895
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie 1896
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie 1901
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie 1904
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie 1911
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie 1914
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie 2167
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie 2193
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie 2195
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Elizabeth Carter 3366
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Elizabeth Carter 3544
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Elizabeth Carter 3546
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Elizabeth Carter 3549


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