Samuel Horsley ( 1733 - 1806 )

Birth: St Martin's Place, by St Martin's-in-the-Fields, London, England (15 September 1733) Death: Brighton, Sussex (04 October 1806) Burial: Under the altar at St Mary's, Newington Butts, Surrey, removed to Thorley, Hertfordshire in 1876, when St Mary's was demolished to make room for the railway Profession: Clergyman, Church of England Research Field: Mathematics; astronomy Education: Trinity Hall, Cambridge; LLB (1758); Incorporated at Oxford (1767); DCL (Oxford 1774) Career: Rector of St Mary, Newington, Surrey (1758-1793); Rector of Albury, Surrey (1774-1779); Rector of Thorley, Hertfordshire (1777-1782); Archdeacon of St Albans (1781-1788); Vicar of South Weald, Essex (1782-1793); Prebendary of St Paul's (1783-1794); Prebendary of Gloucester (1787-1793); Bishop of St David's (1788-1793); Bishop of Rochester (1793-1802); Dean of Westminster (1793-1802); Bishop of St Asaph (1802-1806); was active in the improvement of conditions of junior clergy Membership: Fellow Election Date: 9/04/1767 Council: Sec 1773-1778.