1691 - Born on September 21 in fiercely Protestant Lewes, Sussex, England.
1716 - Brought up a Protestant, he became a Roman Catholic in his teens and was ordained.
1730 - He returned from Douai to England, where he was widely known for the number of conversions.
1738 - He was forced to leave England because he published an open reply to an anti-Catholic pamphlet by an Anglican.
1739 - He was appointed coadjutor of the vicar apostolic in London.
1741 - Consecrated titular bishop of Debra.
1765-1780 - A series of efforts were instigated to molest English Catholics, he was involved; in the Gordon riots (1780) he had to flee London for his life.
1781 - January 12, he died from a two days illness. He was not able to recover from the shock of the "Gordon Riots"
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