Anthony Fothergill

Who was Anthony Fothergill?

Anthony Fothergill, was an English theological writer.

Fothergill was the youngest son of Thomas Fothergill of Brownber, Ravenstonedale, Westmorland. Like his forefathers and descendants for many generations he owned Brownber, and lived and died there. Though he is said to have had no liberal education, he published several theological works, the longest of which was titled Wicked Christians Practical Atheists, or Free Thoughts of a Plain Man on the Doctrines and Duties of Religion in general, and of christianity in particular, compared and contrasted with the Faith and Practice of Protestants of every Denomination so far as either have come under the observation or to the knowledge of the Author Anthony Fothergill, a husbandman in the county of Westmorland. The description husbandman is no doubt an attempt at a translation of the Lake country statesman.

This work was followed by two pamphlets: A Modest Inquiry how far the Thirty-nine Articles of the Church of England and the Creed ascribed to St.