John Rogers Pitman
John Rogers Pitman (1782–1861) was an English clergyman and author. Life. He studied at Christ's Hospital, and then Pembroke College, Cambridge. He was admitted B.A. in 1804, and proceeded M.A. in 1815. Taking holy orders, he was appointed perpetual curate of Berden and vicar of Ugley, Essex, 18 February 1817. He became well known as a preacher in London, at Berkeley and Belgrave Chapels, and at the Foundling and Magdalene Hospitals before 1830. In 1833 he was presented to the perpetual curacy of St Barnabas, Kensington, by the vicar, Joseph Holden Pott. He resigned his Essex  livings in 1846, and Kensington in 1848, becoming domestic chaplain to the Duchess of Kent. He died at Bath on 27 August 1861, a few months after his royal patroness. Works. Pitman was a prolific writer, compiler, and editor, producing annotated editions of: Besides sermons, he also published: