7 1 6 – 1 7 9 5 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁phys ician ▁and ▁cler ic , ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁hospital ▁founder ▁and ▁religious ▁writer . ▁ ▁Life ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁Richard ▁and ▁Caroline ▁St on house ▁of ▁T ub ney ▁near ▁Ab ing don , ▁Ber k shire , ▁born ▁there ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁July ▁ 1 7 1 6 ; ▁his ▁father ▁died ▁about ▁ 1 7 2 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 7 2 2 ▁he ▁was ▁at ▁Mer chant ▁T ay l ors ' ▁School , ▁and ▁then ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁pup il ▁at ▁Win chester ▁College . ▁He ▁mat ric ulated ▁at ▁St ▁John ' s ▁College , ▁Oxford , ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁January ▁ 1 7 3 3 , ▁and ▁graduated ▁B . A . ▁ 1 7 3 6 , ▁M . A . ▁ 1 7 3 9 , ▁M . B . ▁ 1 7 4 2 , ▁and ▁M . D . ▁January ▁ 1 7 4 5 6 . ▁His ▁medical ▁teacher ▁was ▁Frank ▁Nich oll s ; ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁school ▁at ▁St ▁Thomas ' s ▁Hospital , ▁and ▁then ▁went ▁abroad , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁medicine ▁at ▁Paris , ▁Ly ons , ▁Mont pel lier , ▁and ▁Marse illes . ▁ ▁On ▁his ▁return ▁St on house ▁pract ised ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁at ▁Cov entry . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 7 4 3 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁North am pton , ▁and ▁pract ised