Joseph Butler
1692–1752
Moral philosopher and theologian. BA, Oxford University (Oriel College), 1718; ordained priest, 1718. Bishop of Bristol, 1738–50; of Durham, 1750–2. Published several works on religious issues, including Analogy of religion (1736).
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ODNB.
Bibliography
ODNB: Oxford dictionary of national biography: from the earliest times to the year 2000. (Revised edition.) Edited by H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. 60 vols. and index. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2004.
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