Thomas Rennell (scholar)

In 1816 he was appointed by the bishop of London, Dr. Howley, as vicar of Kensington, and proved himself an active and conscientious parish priest.

In that capacity he published in 1819 Remarks on Scepticism, especially as connected with the subject of Organisation and Life; being an Answer to the Views of M. Bichat, Sir T. C. Morgan, and Mr. Lawrence upon these points.

His knowledge of anatomy and medicine enabled him to write on such a subject, and, despite criticism, the book passed through a sixth edition in 1824.

In 1823 he married the eldest daughter of John Delafield of Kensington; but within a few weeks he was struck down with a fever, and died at Winchester on 30 June 1824.

He was buried in Winchester Cathedral, and a funeral sermon was preached on him at Kensington by his successor, Archdeacon Joseph Holden Pott.