Henry Homer, the elder (1719 – 24 July 1791) was an English clergyman, known as a writer on topics related to economic development.
The son of Edward Homer of Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, was educated at Oxford, where he matriculated on 26 June 1736 as a member of University College. He became a demy of Magdalen College in 1737, and graduated B.A. in 1740, M.A. in 1743. [1]
Homer was appointed rector of Birdingbury, Warwickshire, and vicar of Willoughby in 1764; and chaplain to Edward Leigh, 5th Baron Leigh. From 1774 to 1779 he also held the vicarage of Ansty. He died on 24 July 1791, and was buried at Birdingbury. [1]
Homer published: [1]
Homer was a commissioner for enclosures, and drew up instructions for the surveyors carrying out the practical work involved. [2] He is considered a significant author on agrarian improvement. [3] Himself a supporter of enclosure, he identified four common objections:
Homer's Essay was published early in the major controversy over enclosures, of 1760 to 1790. During it, he had a local opponent in Stephen Addington. [5]
Homer had 17 children, including Arthur Homer, Henry the younger, and Philip Bracebridge Homer. [1]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain:
Lee, Sidney, ed. (1891). "
Homer, Henry (1719-1791)".
Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 27. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
Henry Homer, the elder (1719 – 24 July 1791) was an English clergyman, known as a writer on topics related to economic development.
The son of Edward Homer of Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, was educated at Oxford, where he matriculated on 26 June 1736 as a member of University College. He became a demy of Magdalen College in 1737, and graduated B.A. in 1740, M.A. in 1743. [1]
Homer was appointed rector of Birdingbury, Warwickshire, and vicar of Willoughby in 1764; and chaplain to Edward Leigh, 5th Baron Leigh. From 1774 to 1779 he also held the vicarage of Ansty. He died on 24 July 1791, and was buried at Birdingbury. [1]
Homer published: [1]
Homer was a commissioner for enclosures, and drew up instructions for the surveyors carrying out the practical work involved. [2] He is considered a significant author on agrarian improvement. [3] Himself a supporter of enclosure, he identified four common objections:
Homer's Essay was published early in the major controversy over enclosures, of 1760 to 1790. During it, he had a local opponent in Stephen Addington. [5]
Homer had 17 children, including Arthur Homer, Henry the younger, and Philip Bracebridge Homer. [1]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain:
Lee, Sidney, ed. (1891). "
Homer, Henry (1719-1791)".
Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 27. London: Smith, Elder & Co.