Robert Thorp (priest)

Not to be confused with Robert Thorpe (priest).

Robert Thorp (1736 – 20 April 1812) was a British clergyman.

Life

Thorp attended Durham School and Peterhouse, Cambridge University, obtaining a B.A. in 1758 as senior wrangler and an M.A. in 1761.[1] In 1768 he succeeded his father Thomas Thorp (1699–1767) as rector of Chillingham; in 1782 he became rector of Gateshead; in 1792 he became archdeacon of Northumberland. In 1795, he became rector of Ryton, and he is buried in the vault of the church there. He was author of Excerpta quædam e Newtoni Principiis Philosophiæ Naturalis, 1765 and translated Newton's Principia.

Family

Thorp married Grace Alder, daughter of William Alder of Horncliffe-on-Tweed.[1] Their youngest son Charles Thorp also became rector of Ryton and was a founder of Durham University.

Another son, George Thorp, became first lieutenant of the frigate HMS Terpsichore soon after turning 19 years-of-age and was killed six months later alongside his captain, Richard Bowen, during the assault on Santa Cruz, Tenerife, led by Nelson, on 25 July 1797.

References

  1. ^ a b "Thorp, Robert (THRP754R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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