GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON-
450
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-489)
Name
Edmund Hough
Gender
Male
Denomination
Church of England
Lived
b. ca. 1632-01-01 d. ca. 1691-04-01 (new)
Manuscripts
Linked Sermons
Sermon on Job 3:17
(autograph: Yes )
- preacher
Sermon on 1 Peter 2:22
(autograph: Yes )
- preacher
Associated Places
Source of Data (Contributor name)
Anne James; David Robinson
Biographical Sources Consulted
Calamy Revised; CCEd (ID: 130227); ACAD (Venn) (ID: HH651E)
Other note
Hough was admitted to Jesus College, Cambridge, in 1651, earning his B.A. in 1654/5 and M.A. in 1658. He was elected a fellow of Jesus College in 1656 but was ejected in 1662. In 1660, Hough was incorporated at Oxford. He was rector at Thornton, Yorkshire from 1668 until 1689, which he became vicar of Halifax, Yorkshire. According to ACAD, Hough died on 1 April 1691 at age 59. (CCEd lists a different death date of 1718.) Hough was married to Mary Copley and had a son, Nathaniel Hough.
GEMMS record created
May 9, 2016
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024