INMAN, REV. JAMES (younger son of Richard Inman of Garsdale
Foot, Sedbergh, Yorkshire). b. 1776; ed. at St. John’s coll.
Cam., fellow 1800, senior wrangler and first Smith’s prizeman
1800, B.A. 1800, M.A. 1805, B.D. 1815, D.D. 1820; sailed round
the world with Flinders as astronomer; professor of mathematics
at royal naval college, Portsmouth 1808–39; principal of the
school of naval architecture, Portsmouth 1810–39; author of The
scriptural doctrine of divine grace. A sermon 1820; A treatise
on navigation and nautical astronomy. Portsea 1821, 3 ed. 1835;
An introduction to naval gunnery. Portsea 1828; Nautical tables
for the use of British seamen 1860, 4 ed. 1888 and other books.
_d._ Southsea 2 Feb. 1859.
INMAN, REV. JAMES WILLIAMS (son of the preceding). Ed. St.
John’s coll. Camb., B.A. 1833, M.A. 1836; fellow of his coll.
1835–7; head master Grantham gram. sch. 1837–58; master of
Pymsent’s sch. Chudleigh 1858–77; C. of Knighton, Devon 1863–72;
edited some of his Father’s works 1860–88; author of Orioma, the
reclaimed, a drama. Grantham 1858; Latitudes and longitudes of
places on the seabord 1865; The chasuble not Anglican but Roman