Burgess, Joseph (2)

Burgess, Joseph (2)

an English Wesleyan minister, was born at Northwich, Cheshire, in 1795. He was received into the ministry in 1812; preached thirty-nine years in the active work; resided at Warrington; and -died June 2,1859. "A contented, thankful, and cheerful spirit diffused its influence around his path. He pursued an undeviating course of well-doing." See Minutes of the British Conference, 1859, p. 260.