The son of William Wordsworth, educated at New College, Oxford; he was the rector at rector of Moresby, near Whitehaven (1828), Brigham (1832-75) and Plumblands (1840-75) in Cumberland.

CORRESPONDENCE OF John Wordsworth:

John Wordsworth to Samuel Rogers, [23 April 1850] in Samuel Rogers and his Contemporaries 2 Vols (London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1889)