Died 25 July 1874 | ||
Humphry Sandwith (1792–1874), or Humphrey Sandwith III, was an English physician and prominent Methodist.
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Life
He was the son of Humphr(e)y Sandwith II (1746–1809), another medical man, and brother of Thomas Sandwith (1789–1867). He went into medical practice as a surgeon at Bridlington, in 1816.
In 1834 Sandwith moved to London. The reason was that he took the chance to become the first editor of The Watchman, a new Wesleyan Methodist journal, initially published in January 1835. He had made a reputation among Wesleyan Methodists, both as a controversialist, and as someone concerned to circulate their news. The Watchman became a significant and independent voice for them.
In 1841, Sandwith moved on to Kingston upon Hull, where he became physician to Hull General Infirmary. He graduated M.D. and was a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. He was replaced as editor of The Watchman in 1842.
Sandwith died on 25 July 1874, at Todwick Rectory.
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Family
Sandwith married Jane Ward, daughter of the merchant Isaac Ward. Humphry Sandwith, Thomas Backhouse Sandwith, the Rev. Henry Sandwith and Geoffrey Sandwith M.D. were their sons. Their daughter Jane married Henry Ward, and was the mother of Humphry Ward.