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Octavius Winslow

Octavius Winslow (1 August 1808 – 5 March 1878), also known as "The Pilgrim's Companion", was a prominent 19th-century evangelical preacher in England and America. A Baptist minister for most of his life and contemporary of Charles Spurgeon and J. C. Ryle, he seceded to the Anglican church in his last decade.
Born: 1 August 1808, Pentonville, England
Died: 5 March 1878 (aged 69), Brighton, England
Occupation: Pastor, author
Spouse(s): Hannah Ann Ring, (2 April 1834)