this image witheld or missing
Description
John Cumming was a Scottish preacher born in Aberdeen. He was appointed to the Crown Court Church (the Scottish National Church) in Covent Garden in 1832. Cumming published around 180 books. A controversial figure, he was outspoken in his anti-Catholic views and gave public lectures denouncing Cardinals Nicholas Wiseman and John Henry Newman. Many of his letters on the subject were published in The Times newspaper.
Metadata describing this person
Name: John Cumming
Gender: Male
Nationality: Scottish
Date of birth: 1807
Date of death: 1881
Roles: Clergy; Author
Linked correspondent: John Henry Newman (link opens in new window)
Project person ID: SLP034
Image rights: © National Portrait Gallery London by William Edward Kilburn published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason) albumen carte-de-visite circa 1862 NPG x132396 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/