On leaving university he became one of the assistant masters of Eton College, where he was tutor to Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle. Subsequently he was chaplain to the Earl of Carlisle when lord-lieutenant of Ireland. He was inducted to the rectory of Quainton, Buckinghamshire, 30 March 1761, on the presentation of his father. In 1775, resigning Quainton, he was instituted to the rectory of Morpeth, Northumberland, on the presentation of the Earl of Carlisle; and in February 1777 he was instituted to the rectory of Sedgefield, Durham. In 1781 he was created D.D. at Cambridge; and in 1782 he was installed Dean of Carlisle, on the advancement of Thomas Percy to the see of Dromore.
'Florio; or the Pursuit of Happiness,' a drama, manuscript.
A manuscript poem on 'Dreams'.
'The Loves of Medea and Jason; a poem in three books translated from the Greek of Apollonius Rhodius's Argonautics,' London, 1771; 2nd edit. 1772.
'Poems,' London, 1810, pp. 134, including the preceding work and a number of 'Miscellaneous Pieces.' Only sixty copies were printed of this collection.
Familyedit
He married in 1766 Anne, daughter of Philip Baker of Coulston, Wiltshire, and sister of the wife of his brother, John Ekins, dean of Salisbury. Admiral Sir Charles Ekins was their son.
Referencesedit
^"Ekins, Geoffrey (EKNS717G)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857: volume 11: Carlisle, Chester, Durham, Manchester, Ripon, and Sodor and Man dioceses
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jeffery, ekins, died, 1791, english, churchman, dean, carlisle, cathedral, from, 1782, contents, life, works, family, referenceslife, edithe, native, barton, seagrave, northamptonshire, where, father, rector, received, education, eton, college, 1749, elected, . Jeffery Ekins D D died 1791 was an English churchman Dean of Carlisle Cathedral from 1782 Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 Family 4 ReferencesLife editHe was a native of Barton Seagrave Northamptonshire where his father the Rev Jeffery Ekins M A was rector He received his education at Eton College In 1749 he was elected to King s College Cambridge where he obtained a fellowship He graduated B A in 1755 and M A in 1758 1 In early life he was the close companion of Richard Cumberland On leaving university he became one of the assistant masters of Eton College where he was tutor to Frederick Howard 5th Earl of Carlisle Subsequently he was chaplain to the Earl of Carlisle when lord lieutenant of Ireland He was inducted to the rectory of Quainton Buckinghamshire 30 March 1761 on the presentation of his father In 1775 resigning Quainton he was instituted to the rectory of Morpeth Northumberland on the presentation of the Earl of Carlisle and in February 1777 he was instituted to the rectory of Sedgefield Durham In 1781 he was created D D at Cambridge and in 1782 he was installed Dean of Carlisle on the advancement of Thomas Percy to the see of Dromore He died at Parson s Green on 20 November 1791 and was buried in the chancel of All Saints Church Fulham His sister Elizabeth wife of John Hatsell Clerk of the House of Commons 1768 1820 was buried alongside him in 1804 Works editHis works are Florio or the Pursuit of Happiness a drama manuscript A manuscript poem on Dreams The Loves of Medea and Jason a poem in three books translated from the Greek of Apollonius Rhodius s Argonautics London 1771 2nd edit 1772 Poems London 1810 pp 134 including the preceding work and a number of Miscellaneous Pieces Only sixty copies were printed of this collection Family editHe married in 1766 Anne daughter of Philip Baker of Coulston Wiltshire and sister of the wife of his brother John Ekins dean of Salisbury Admiral Sir Charles Ekins was their son References edit Ekins Geoffrey EKNS717G A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Ekins Jeffery Dictionary of National Biography London Smith Elder amp Co 1885 1900 Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541 1857 volume 11 Carlisle Chester Durham Manchester Ripon and Sodor and Man dioceses This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Jeffery Ekins news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jeffery Ekins amp oldid 1125325304, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
