John william colenso biography of mahatma

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    Born
    24 January 1814
    St Austell, Cornwall, England
    Died
    20 July 1883
    Bishopstowe, Natal, South Africa
    Summary
    John William Colenso was an English mathematician, theologian, Biblical scholar and social activist, who was the first Church of England Bishop of Natal.

    Biography

    John Colenso's father, also named John William Colenso, was a mineral agent associated with tin mining in Cornwall.

    John was one of four children in the family who were brought up as Nonconformists, that is Protestants outside the Church of England.

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    • However, the parents and children all joined the Church of England when John was an adolescent. John attended the mathematical and classical school in St Austell for four years until 1829 when a tin mine that his father had an interest in flooded.

    This was the first of several tragedies to impact on his life, and the death of his mother at around the same time meant that his family were suddenly in severe difficulties. Because of the