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Octavius Winslow
English preacher (1808 – 1878)
This article is about the 19th-century evangelical preacher. For his son, who played cricket for Sussex, see Octavius Winslow (cricketer).
Octavius Winslow | |
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| Born | (1808-08-01)1 August 1808 Pentonville, England |
| Died | 5 March 1878(1878-03-05) (aged 69) Brighton, England |
| Occupation(s) | Pastor, author |
| Spouse(s) | Hannah Ann Ring (2 April 1834) |
| Children | 10 |
Octavius Winslow (1 August 1808 – 5 March 1878), also known as "The Pilgrim's Companion", was a prominent 19th-century evangelical preacher in England and America.
A Baptist minister for most of his life and contemporary of Charles Spurgeon and J. C. Ryle, he seceded to the Anglican church in his last decade.
Historical family information
Winslow was a direct descendant of John Winslow and Mary Chilton who braved the Atlantic to travel to America on the Mayflower in 1620.
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