Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon

Shirley Faith Cook (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.05: English Writing and Culture from the Glorious Revolution to the French Revolution, 1689-1789.
Vol. editors: Paul Baines (University of Liverpool), Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Pat Rogers (University of South Florida), Nicholas Seager (University of Keele)

Dates

Born 24 Aug 1707
Died 17 Jun 1791
Activity 1727-1791

Places

Born in England
Active in England

Activities

Primary

Religious writer

Resources

Hastings' Works

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Selina, Countess of Huntingdon, established Trevecca College in 1768 for the training of students for the Christian ministry and also a church grouping known as the

Countess of Huntingdon Connexion,

still extant today.

Due to her own expressed desire for anonymity, the remarkable achievements of this influential woman were little known for many decades following her death in 1791. Only more recently has there been a resurgence of interest in the Countess of Huntingdon as she has become the subject of some research and a number of biographical works. Closely involved with most of the prominent leaders of the eighteenth century Evangelical Revival in Britain, she donated much of her considerable wealth to the promotion and establishment of evangelical preaching centres and the training of

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Citation: Cook, Shirley Faith. "Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 02 January 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=2025, accessed 23 November 2024.]