Calybute Downing

Deceased Person

1606 – 1644

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Who was Calybute Downing?

Calybute Downing was an English clergyman, a member of the Westminster Assembly. Also a civil lawyer, he is now remembered for political views, which moved from an absolutist position in the 1630s to a justification of resistance to authority by 1640, within a contractarian setting.

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Born
1606
Died
1644

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on July 23, 2013

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