Joseph Bradford (preacher)

Reverend
Joseph Bradford
President of the Methodist Conference
In office
1795–1796
Preceded by Thomas Hanby
Succeeded by Thomas Taylor
In office
1803–1804
Preceded by Joseph Taylor SEN
Succeeded by Henry Moore
Personal details
Born c. 1748
Blandford, Dorsetshire?, England
Died 28 May 1808(1808-05-28) (aged 67)[1]
Hull, England
Resting place Holy Trinity Church, Hull.
Nationality British
Spouse(s) 1-Mary Angell
2-Elizabeth Turner(née Edwards)
Occupation Preacher
Known for Companion of John Wesley Methodist movement

Joseph Bradford (died 1808) was a British preacher and travelling companion of John Wesley.[2]

Life

When Wesley was on his deathbed his friend Joseph Bradford was at his side.[3] Bradford was twice President of the Methodist Conference in 1795 and 1803.[4] Bradford served as the first governor of the Kingswood School from 1795 to 1802.[5]

Bradford suffered a severe paralysing stroke some months before his death in 1808.[6]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1808 Obituary
  2. ↑ Wakeley p211
  3. ↑ Kelly p36
  4. ↑ Bradford,CA pp34,40
  5. ↑ Hastling pp84,85,119
  6. ↑ Dickinson pp407,409

References

  • "1808 Obituary, with Anecdotes, of remarkable Persons". The Gentleman's Magazine. Vol. 103. p. 563.
  • Kelly, Charles H, ed. (1891). Wesley and His Successors. London: Charles H Kelly. pp. 35–36. OL 7075665M.
  • Bradford, Charles Angell (1930). The Life of The Rev. Joseph Bradford. London: R. F. Hunger. OL 7558501W.
  • Hastling, A.H.L.; Addington Willis, W.; Workman, W.P. (1898). The History of Kingswood School. London: Charles H Kelly. pp. 84–85, 119. OL 7074813M.
  • Wakeley, Joseph Beaumont (1856). The heroes of Methodism: containing sketches of eminent Methodist ministers, and characteristic anecdotes of their personal history. Carlton & Porter. pp. 209–216. OCLC 645123461.
  • Dickinson, Robert (1825). The life of the rev. John Braithwaite, Wesleyan Methodist Preacher. pp. 407, 409. OCLC 222487365.

Further reading

  • Osborn, George (1869). Outlines of Wesleyan bibliography. OL 6902928M.
  • Lewis, Donald M., ed. (2004). Dictionary of evangelical biography, 1730-1860. Peabody (Mass.): Hendrickson Pub. ISBN 9780801046902.
  • "Joseph Bradford (c.1741-1808)". The University of Manchester Library.


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