John Hobart Caunter

John Hobart Caunter
Born21 June 1792
Dittisham, Devon, Kingdom of Great Britain
Died14 November 1851 (aged 59)
Marylebone, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Occupationcleric, writer
NationalityBritish
SpouseMatilda Killick (1st), Caroline Bartlett (2nd)
Children3

John Hobart Caunter (21 June 1792[a] – 14 November 1851) was an English cleric and writer. Serving briefly in India as a cadet, he entered the Church and served as the Incumbent Minister of Portland Chapel in Marylebone, London, for 19 years. His writings primarily focused on Biblical subjects and on India, his best-known work being a collection of tales, The Romance of History. India (1836).


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