(John), D.D., was born at Kirkby-Stephen in Westmoreland. His father was the reverend Joseph Langhorne of Winton, who died when his son was young. After entering into holy orders, he became tutor to the sons of Mr Cracroft, a Lincolnshire gentleman, whose daughter he married. This lady in a short time died; and the loss of her was very pathetically lamented by her husband in a monody; and by another gentleman, Mr Cartwright, in a poem intitled "Constantia." Dr Langhorne held the living of Blagden in Somersetshire at the time of his death, which happened April 1. 1779. He was the author of several literary productions; amongst others, of Poems in 2 vols, 1766; Sermons in 2 vols, 1773; Effusions of Fancy, 2 vols; Theodosius and Constantia, 2 vols; Solyma and Almena; Frederick and Pharamond, or the Consolations of Human Life, 1769; a Dissertation on the Eloquence of the Pulpit; and another on Religious Retirement; and he was editor of the Works of St Evremond, of the Poems of Collins, and some other articles.