Burdon

(William), M.A., writer, b. Newcastle, 11 Sept. 1764. Graduated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, 1788. He was intended for a clergyman, but want of faith made him decline that profe ion. His principal work is entitled Materials for Thinking . Colton largely availed himself of this work in his Lacon . It went through five editions in his lifetime, and portions were reprinted in the Library of Reason . He also addre ed Three Letters to the Bishop of Llandaff , wrote a Life and Character of Bonaparte , translated an account of the Revolution in Spain, edited the Memoirs of Count Boruwlaski, and wrote some objections to the annual subscription to the Sons of the Clergy. Died in London, 30 May, 1818.