1802–1868

Introduction

Born: Ja­nu­ary 25, 1802, Hitch­in, Hert­ford­shire, Eng­land.

Died: Oc­to­ber 5, 1868, 20 Dean’s Yard, West­min­ster, Eng­land.

Biography

Hawkins was edu­cat­ed at Bal­li­ol Col­lege, Ox­ford (BA 1842), and for a while was a Fel­low of Exe­ter Col­lege.

On tak­ing Ho­ly Or­ders, he be­came cur­ate at Bur­wash, Sus­sex; sub-li­bra­ri­an at the Bod­lei­an Lib­ra­ry, Ox­ford; cur­ate of St. George’s, Blooms­bu­ry; min­is­ter of Cur­zon Cha­pel, May­fair, Lon­don; pre­ben­da­ry of St. Paul’s; and Can­on of Wes­tmin­ster.

From 1838 to his death, he was sec­re­ta­ry to the So­ci­ety for the Pro­pa­ga­tion of the Gos­pel.

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