Miles Atkinson
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Miles Atkinson (28 September 1741 – 6 February 1811) was an English Anglican clergyman. He was one of the mid-century evangelicals in Yorkshire.[1]
Miles Atkinson | |
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Atkinson, engraved 1816 by William Holl the Elder from a painting by John Russell | |
| Born | 28 September 1741 |
| Died | 6 February 1811 (aged 69) |
| Alma mater | Peterhouse, Cambridge |
| Spouse |
Mary (m. 1768) |
| Religion | Anglicanism |
| Church | Church of England |
| Ordained | 1764 (deacon) 1766 (priest) |
Biography
Atkinson was born on 28 September 1741 in Ledsham, Yorkshire, England, to the Reverend Christopher Atkinson, rector of Thorp Arch.[2] His younger brother was the poet William Atkinson.[2] He was educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge, graduating Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1763.[3]
Atkinson was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon on 18 March 1764 and as a priest in 25 May 1766.[2] He served his curacy at the parish church of Leeds, before becoming headmaster of the school of Drighlington, near Leeds (1764–70); he was also lecturer of the parish church of Leeds in 1769. In 1783, he was appointed vicar of Kippax, near Leeds. At a cost of nearly £10,000 (equivalent to £1.25 million in 2025), he founded and built St Paul's Church, Park Square, Leeds, of which he became minister in 1793.[4] He was also responsible for construction of St Paul's vicarage in 1790.[5]
In April 1768, Atkinson married Mary Kenion. Together, they had at least two sons.[2]
Atkinson died on 6 February 1811.[4] He was buried at St Paul's Church, Leeds.[2]
Works
Atkinson published several pulpit discourses, and a collection of his Practical Sermons was published at London in two volumes, 1812.[4]
