About Francis Blackburne
Lived 1705 – 1787 (aged 82). Francis Blackburne was a theologian.
Francis Blackburne (9 June 1705 – 7 August 1787) was an English Anglican clergyman, archdeacon of Cleveland and an activist against the requirement of subscription to the Thirty Nine Articles.
Life Blackburne was born at Richmond, Yorkshire, on 9 June 1705. He was educated at Kendal, Hawkshead, and Sedbergh School, and was admitted in May 1722 at Catherine Hall, Cambridge.
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Who was Francis Blackburne?
archdeacon of Cleveland and activist
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Francis Blackburne was born on 9 June 1705 in Richmond.
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Francis Blackburne died on 7 August 1787.
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Francis Blackburne was a theologian.
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