Humphry Sandwith (1792–1874)

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Humphry Sandwith III
Born1792
Died25 July 1874(1874-07-25) (aged 81–82)
OccupationPhysician
Spouse(s)Jane Ward
ChildrenHumphry Sandwith IV

Humphry Sandwith III (1792 – 25 July 1874), was an English physician and prominent Methodist.

Life[]

He was the son of Humphr(e)y Sandwith II (1746–1809), another medical man, and brother of Thomas Sandwith (1789–1867).[1] He went into medical practice as a surgeon at Bridlington, in 1816.[2]

In 1834 Sandwith moved to London. The reason was that he took the chance to become the first editor of The Watchman, a new Wesleyan Methodist journal, initially published in January 1835. He had made a reputation among Wesleyan Methodists, both as a controversialist, and as someone concerned to circulate their news. The Watchman became a significant and independent voice for them.[3][4][5]

In 1841, Sandwith moved on to Kingston upon Hull, where he became physician to Hull General Infirmary. He graduated M.D. and was a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.[2] He was replaced as editor of The Watchman in 1842.[3]

Sandwith died on 25 July 1874, at Todwick Rectory.[6]

Works[]

  • A History of the Epidemic Fever which prevailed in Bridlington and the Neighbourhood, in the years 1818 and 1819 (1821)[7]
  • A Reply to Lord John Russell's Animadversions on Wesleyan Methodism, in his "Memoirs of the Affairs of Europe", London 1830, pamphlet[8]
  • Remarks on the theory and treatment of scarlet fever: with brief notices of the disease as it prevailed epidemically at Bridlington, in 1831 (1835)[9]
  • Memoir of the Rev. Thomas Powell (1852)[10]

Family[]

Sandwith married Jane Ward, daughter of the merchant Isaac Ward. Humphry Sandwith, Thomas Backhouse Sandwith, the Rev. Henry Sandwith and Geoffrey Sandwith M.D. were their sons.[1][2] Their daughter Jane married Henry Ward, and was the mother of Humphry Ward.[11]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b J. McDonnell; Yorkshire Archaeological Society. Helmsley and Area Group (1963). A History of Helmsley Rievaulx and District. Stonegate Press. pp. 260–1.
  2. ^ a b c British Medical Journal. British Medical Association. 1874. p. 190.
  3. ^ a b Telford, John. "The Life of James Harrison Rigg, D.D., 1821–1909". Internet Archive. London: R. Culley. p. 56. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  4. ^ Memoir of the Rev. William Shaw: Late General Superintendent of the Wesleyan Missions in South-Eastern Africa. Sold at the Wesleyan Conference Office. 1874. p. 347.
  5. ^ Kennedy, Dane. "Sandwith, Humphry". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/24647. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. ^ The Lancet London: A Journal of British and Foreign Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics, Physiology, Chemistry, Pharmacology, Public Health and News. Elsevier. 1874. p. 181.
  7. ^ "A History of the Epidemic Rever, which prevailed in Bridlington and the neighbourhood, in the years 1818 and 1819 : Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh". Internet Archive. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  8. ^ Leslie Mitchell (15 July 2006). The Whig World: 1760-1837. A&C Black. p. 205. ISBN 978-0-8264-2201-9.
  9. ^ Humphry Sandwith (1835). Remarks on the theory and treatment of scarlet fever: with brief notices of the disease as it prevailed epidemically at Bridlington, in 1831. Highley.
  10. ^ Humphry Sandwith; Thomas Powell (1852). Memoir of the Rev. Thomas Powell.
  11. ^ John Sutherland (1990). Mrs. Humphry Ward. Clarendon Press. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-19-818587-1.
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