The Cambridge Apostles, 1820-1914: Liberalism, Imagination, and Friendship in British Intellectual and Professional Life 1st Edition
by W.C. Lubenow
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Shrewsbury School, Ashton Rd, Shrewsbury SY3 7BA, United Kingdom
University of Cambridge, 4 Mill Ln, Cambridge CB2 1RZ
St Peter and St Paul Churchyard, Yalding, Maidstone ME18 6HU, United Kingdom
Edward Baines (August 1, 1801 – April 20, 1882) was born in Ludlow, Shropshire, on August 1, 1801, the son of the Reverend James Johnson Baines, vicar of Cainham, and the grandson of Thomas Baines. He received his early education at Shrewsbury School before entering Christ's College, Cambridge, as a pensioner on October 2, 1819, at the age of nineteen.
His academic career at Cambridge was distinguished. He was admitted as a Scholar, won the Bell Scholarship in 1821 and the Browne Medal the same year, and graduated in 1824 by taking honors in both the Mathematical and Classical Triposes, placing as 4th Classic. He later proceeded to his MA in 1827. Elected a Fellow of Christ's College in 1825, a position he held until 1841, he served the college in several capacities, including classical lecturer, examiner in the Classical Tripos in 1829, and Senior Proctor for the academic year 1837 to 1838. During his university years, he was also a member of the elite intellectual discussion society known as the Cambridge Apostles, associating with figures such as F.D. Maurice and John Sterling.
Baines took holy orders, being ordained deacon at Hereford in 1825 and priest at Bristol on Christmas Day in 1826. Alongside his academic pursuits, he served as an assistant master at Shrewsbury School from 1825 to 1828. His ecclesiastical career spanned multiple parishes and appointments. He served as curate of Shudy Camps, Cambridgeshire, in 1829, held the post of Mildmay Preacher from 1833 to 1835, and was vicar of St Peter with St Giles in Cambridge from 1837 to 1840. He subsequently served as rector of Clipston, Northamptonshire (1840–1843), vicar of Bluntisham, Huntingdonshire (1841–1859), and finally vicar of Yalding, Kent, from 1859 until his death.
Politically a Liberal, Baines was known for his independent spirit and social involvements, notably preaching the funeral sermon for John Stallan, a farm labourer from Great Shelford who was executed for arson at Cambridge in December 1833. He also undertook extensive travels through Germany, Italy, and Sicily. In 1840, he married his cousin, Catherine Eulalia Baines, with whom he raised a family, including his son Sir Jervoise Athelstane Baines.
In his later years, Baines resided in Yalding while maintaining ties abroad. He passed away on April 20, 1882, in San Remo, Italy, and was buried in Yalding, where a monumental inscription commemorates his life and ministry.
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