John Watson (priest)
John James Watson (1767–1839) was an English clergyman who became prominent in the High Church group known now as the Hackney Phalanx. He became Archdeacon of St Albans in 1816.
Life
Watson, brother of Joshua Watson, was curate to Jonathan Boucher, a friend of his father, at Epsom. From 1799 he was vicar, and then rector, of Hackney, at that time east of London proper. Appointed Archdeacon of St Albans in 1816, he held onto the rectorship of Hackney. Henry Handley Norris held a post at South Hackney from 1809. The Watson brothers and Norris became the core members of the "Hackney Phalanx", with shared orthodox Anglican beliefs and family ties.[1]
Notes
- ^ Colin Podmore (22 July 2005). Aspects of Anglican Identity. Church House Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-7151-4074-1. Retrieved 17 December 2012.