Thomas Joseph Potter
Catholic priest and Professor of Pulpit Eloquence and English Literature
About Thomas Joseph Potter
Lived 1828 – 1873 (aged 45). Thomas Joseph Potter was a British anglican priest, hymnwriter and educator.
Thomas Joseph Potter (1828–1873) was a British priest, educator and writer of hymns.
Potter was born on 9 June 1828 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. In 1847 he became a Roman Catholic and became a priest. He was Professor of Pulpit Eloquence and English Literature at All Hallows College, Dublin. He published several books on preaching, some stories and various hymns and translations such as a translation of the Vesper hymns.
He died on 31 August 1873 in Dublin, Ireland.
Hymns "Brightly gleams our banner"
Publications Legends, Lyrics, and Hymns, by T. J. Potter, 1862. Holy Family Hymns, contributions from Thomas Potter,1860. The Rector's Daughter or Love and Duty: A Catholic Tale by Thomas J. Potter, Published by James Duffy and printed by Moore & Murphy, Dublin, 1861. Sacred Eloquence, or, the Theory and Practice of Preaching by Thomas J. Potter, Dublin, 1868. The Pastor And His People: Or The Word Of God And The Flock Of Christ by Thomas J. Potter (1869) The Spoken Word: Or The Art Of Extemporary Preaching, Its Utility, Its Danger, And Its True Idea by Thomas J. Potter (1872) The Farleyes of Farleye or Faithful and True "A tale in three books" by Thomas J. Potter 1884
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Catholic priest and Professor of Pulpit Eloquence and English Literature (1828–1873)
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Thomas Joseph Potter was born on 9 June 1828.
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Thomas Joseph Potter died on 31 August 1873.
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Thomas Joseph Potter was an anglican priest, hymnwriter and educator.
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Thomas Joseph Potter was British.
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