Thomas Hervey

Thomas Hervey (1741-1806) was a controversial Anglican evangelical clergyman. He began his career as a curate at Rapside and then at Underbarrow near Kendal, where he was also a schoolmaster. He published a work on shorthand but gained considerable recognition for his work, Elementa Christiana, an exposition of the Thirty-Nine Articles.  At one point he was accused by some of his fellow clerics before his Bishop of being too evangelical.