Warburton
WILLIAM, an English prelate; born in Newark-upon-Trent, England, Dec. 24, 1698. He was brought up to the law, but not finding this profession to his taste, he relinquished it, and in 1723 took deacon's orders in the Church. In 1727 he began to distinguish himself as a writer by his inquiry into the "Causes of Prodigies and Miracles."
This led to his being presented to the rectory of Brand Broughton, in Lincolnshire, where he remained many years, composing here most of those works which contributed to the establishment of his fame. In 1736 appeared his first important work, the "Alliance Between Church and State," etc., which brought him into favorable notice at court; but his great work is the "Divine Legation of Moses." It was assailed in many quarters, and Warburton carried on the controversy with ability and intemperate vigor. A defense of Pope's "Essay on Man" secured him the friendship of the poet, and he became a considerable beneficiary under the latter's will. By the death of Ralph Allen, whose niece he had married in 1745, Warburton succeeded YELLOW WARBLER to the splendid seat of Prior Park, in Gloucestershire. He was appointed, in 1746, preacher to the Society of Lincoln's Inn, and from that time his advance in Church preferment was rapid, till he became Bishop of Gloucester in 1759. He died in Gloucester, June 7, 1779.
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