Martin Madan (1726 - May 2, 1790), English writer, was educated at Westminster School, and at Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated in 1746. Events George Friderich Handel becomes a British subject. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... Motto: Dat Deus Incrementum Westminster School (in full, The Royal College of St. ... Christ Church, called in Latin Ædes Christi (i. ... Events January 8 - Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling April 16 - Battle of Culloden brings an end to the Jacobite Risings October 22 - The College of New Jersey is founded (it becomes Princeton University in 1896) October 28 - An earthquake demolishes Lima and Callao, in Peru Catharine de Ricci (born 1522...

In 1748 he was called to the bar, and for some time lived a very uninhibited life, until he was persuaded to change his ways on hearing a sermon by John Wesley. He took holy orders, and was appointed chaplain to the Lock Hospital, London. He was closely connected with the Calvinistic Methodist movement supported by the countess of Huntingdon, and from time to time acted as an itinerant preacher. He was a first cousin of William Cowper, with whom be had some correspondence on religious matters. Events April 24 - A congress assembles at Aix-la-Chapelle with the intent to conclude the struggle known as the War of Austrian Succession - at October 18 - The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle is signed to end the war Adam Smith begins to deliver public lectures in Edinburgh Building of... John Wesley was an 18th century theologian, preacher and the founder of the Methodist denomination of Protestant Christianity. ... Calvinism is a system of Christian theology advanced by John Calvin, a Protestant Reformer in the 16th century, and further developed by his followers, associates and admirers. ... Portrait of William Cowper attributed to Romney. ...

In 1767 much adverse comment was aroused by his support of his friend Thomas Haweis in a controversy arising out of the latter's possession of the living of Aldwinkle, Northamptonshire (see Monthly Review, xxxvii. 382, 390, 465). 1767 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Aldwinkle St Peter is a parish in the east of the county of Northamptonshire in England. ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ...

In 1780 Madan raised more serious storm of opposition by the publication of his Thelyphthora, or A Treatise on Female Ruin, in which he advocated polygamy as the remedy for the evils he deplored. The author was no doubt sincere in his arguments, which he based chiefly on scriptural authority; but his book called forth many angry replies. Nineteen attacks on it are catalogued by Falconer, "Madan" in Dict. Nat. Biog. 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The term polygamy (literally much marriage in late Greek) is used in related ways in social anthropology and sociobiology. ... The Dictionary of National Biography (or DNB) is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history. ...

Madan resigned his chaplainship and retired to Epsom, where he produced, among other works, A New and Literal Translation of Juvenal and Persius (1789). See also Epsom, New Hampshire and Epsom, New Zealand. ...

See also

• James Campbell
• Winston Blackmore
• Nathan Braun

For other uses of the name James Campbell, see the disambiguation page. ... Nathan Braun is a mysterious Canadian-born writer, Christian/vegetarian activist, spiritual teacher, social philosopher and prophet, mystic, and guru. ...

External links

• A Christian Polygamy Sourcebook - referencing Thelyphthora (and many other related works)

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