Brownlow North (1810-1875) Evangelist

Brownlow North was an English evangelist. Brownlow was born in Winchester House, Chelsea the only son of Rev, Augustus North. He was the grandson of the former bishop of Winchester, Brownlow North.

Brornlow was educated at Eton College, Windsor.

For a while he lived with his great uncle Frederick on the island of Corfu. \he fought with Dom Pedro’s army in Portugal before eventually settling in Scotland.
He lived a life of pleasure enjoying hunting and gambling.

He went to Magdalen Hall, Oxford .

In November 1854 he experienced a religious conversion and began to attend Elgin Free Church where he proceeded to engage in public preaching.

1859 he was appointed an evangelist by the Free Church of Scotland. In the same year he became a significant figure in the Ulster revival where he preached to 12,000 at Newtonlimavady.

Rabbi Duncan once remarked, on seeing a photograph of Brownlow There is intellect in the brow, genius in the eye, and eloquence in the mouth.

Brownlow died on 9th November 1875 and is buried in Dean Cemetery in western Edinburgh.

I have included information about his grandfather, Brownlow, the bishop of Winchester

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