Anthony, A.M., a learned author, who, after completing his academical education at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, was appointed head master of the free school at Derby, and rector of All-Hallows there. In 1722 he was appointed head master of the free school at Market-Bosworth in Leicestershire; and in 1725 he published the first volume of his most celebrated work, The Sacred Classics Defended and Illustrated, of which the second volume appeared shortly after his death. He was presented to the rectory of Clapham in 1726, by his former pupil Sir H. Atkins, as a mark of his gratitude and esteem. It is related that when Blackwall waited upon the bishop of the diocese he was somewhat pertly questioned by a young chaplain as to the extent of his learning. "Boy," replied the indignant veteran, "I have forgot more than ever you knew." He resigned his living in 1729, and returned to Bosworth, where he died April 8, 1730, aged fifty-six. His other works are, an edition of Theognis, 1706; an Introduction to the Classics, 1718; and a Latin Grammar.