Modern English biography

INMAN, REV. JAMES (younger son of Richard Inman of Garsdale Foot, Sedbergh, Yorkshire). b. 1776; ed. at St. John’s coll. Cam., fellow 1800, senior wrangler and first Smith’s prizeman 1800, B.A. 1800, M.A. 1805, B.D. 1815, D.D. 1820; sailed round the world with Flinders as astronomer; professor of mathematics at royal naval college, Portsmouth 1808–39; principal of the school of naval architecture, Portsmouth 1810–39; author of The scriptural doctrine of divine grace. A sermon 1820; A treatise on navigation and nautical astronomy. Portsea 1821, 3 ed. 1835; An introduction to naval gunnery. Portsea 1828; Nautical tables for the use of British seamen 1860, 4 ed. 1888 and other books. _d._ Southsea 2 Feb. 1859. INMAN, REV. JAMES WILLIAMS (son of the preceding). Ed. St. John’s coll. Camb., B.A. 1833, M.A. 1836; fellow of his coll. 1835–7; head master Grantham gram. sch. 1837–58; master of Pymsent’s sch. Chudleigh 1858–77; C. of Knighton, Devon 1863–72; edited some of his Father’s works 1860–88; author of Orioma, the reclaimed, a drama. Grantham 1858; Latitudes and longitudes of places on the seabord 1865; The chasuble not Anglican but Roman