HALLEY

Rev. Robert ( 1 son of Robert Hally of Black heath, Kent, nurseryman ). b. Black heath 13 Aug. 1796; ed. at Homerton academy, London 1816–21; pastor of the Independent ch. St. Neots, Hunts. 18 May 1822; cla ical tutor at High bury college, London, college opened 5 Sep. 1826; D.D. Prince town college, New Jersey 1834; pastor of Mosley st. chapel, Manchester 1839–48 and of Cavendish st. chapel, Manchester 1848–57; chairman of congregational union of England and Wales for 1855; principal of and profe or of theology in New college, London 1857–72; author of An inquiry into the nature of the sacraments 2 vols. 1844–51, 2 ed. 2 vols. 1854; Lancashire: its puritanism and nonconformity 2 vols. 1869, 2 ed. 1872. d. Batworth park near Arundel 18 Aug. 1876. bur. Abney park cemetery 24 Aug. A short biography of Rev. Robert Halley, edited by Robert Halley, M.A. (1879).