Micaiah Towgood

Micaiah Towgood (1700-1792) was born in Axminster, Devon, and educated at Taunton. He began his pastoral work at the Cross Chapel, Moretonhampstead, Devon, in 1722. In 1736 he removed to Crediton, Devon, and in 1749 came to George’s Meeting, Exeter, where he remained as pastor until 1782, also serving for many years as tutor at the Exeter Academy. He espoused Unitarian beliefs for most of his ministerial career. Among Towgood’s numerous publications are A Dissent from the Church of England Fully Justified (1753) and A Calm and Plain Answer to the Enquiry, Why are You a Dissenter from the Church of England? Containing Some Remarks on its Doctrine, Spirit, Constitution, and Some of its Offices and Forms of Devotion (1772).