The Ven. Henry Fearon (20 June 1802, Cuckfield - 13 June 1885, Loughborough) was Archdeacon of Leicester from 1863 until 1884, [1] Rector of Loughborough from 1848 until 1885, and a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
Fearon was born in Ockenden, [2] Cuckfield, Sussex, on 20 June 1802, to The Rev. Joseph Francis Fearon. [3] He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, [2] at which he received the degrees B.A. in 1824, M.A. in 1827, and B.D. in 1834, [3] and of which he became a Fellow. [4]
He was ordained deacon in 1826 and priest in 1827. He was the Rector of Loughborough from 1848 until his death. [5] He advocated for a clean water supply to the town and paid for the Fearon Fountain, which stands in the marketplace. [6] The Fearon Hall in Loughborough was built by public subscription in his memory.
His brother [7] was John Peter Fearon (1804–1873), [8] [9] [10] who was a lawyer of the Inner Temple [7] and of Great George Street, Westminster, [9] [11] who founded Fearon & Co Solicitors, as Fearon & Clabon, which continues to exist today. [12] He married his brother John Peter Fearon (1804–1873) to Jessy/Jessie Burton, who was the youngest daughter of the eminent London property developer James Burton, [7] through whom he was the uncle of Constance Mary Fearon, who founded the Francis Bacon Society. [13] [14]