Clergyman; born in
England in 1724; was an officer in the
British army; served with the
Royal American forces, being wounded at
Louisburg and
Quebec; became a Methodist in 1765, and was licensed to preach; and was made barrack master at
Albany, N. Y., about the same time.
In 1767 he went to New York City, and there aided
Philip Embury in the work of the Methodist Society.
After being retired from the army with the rank of captain, he devoted his time to missionary work in
New Jersey,
Delaware, and
Maryland.
In 1767 he established the first Methodist Society in
Philadelphia, Pa. He visited
England several times, and permanently settled there at the outbreak of the
Revolutionary War. He died in
Bristol, England, Dec. 20, 1796.
