Portrait of Reverend Charles Inglis Painting of Reverend Charles Inglis, Anglican clergyman, religious leader, and prominent New York City loyalist during the American Revolution. Born in Ireland and of Scottish descent, Inglis spent some time in the North American colonies before being appointed curate, and then rector, of Trinity Church in 1765/1766. During the years of the American Revolution, Inglis was a prominent loyalist leader, and became infamous amongst the Patriot faction due to his authoring of the pamphlet "The Deceiver Unmasked" as a rebuttal to Thomas Paine's "Common Sense." Although he was subject to Patriot attack due to his loyalist views, Inglis remained in New York City and came under the protection of the British during their military occupation. However, the victory of the Continental Army in 1781 forced him to resign his position at Trinity Church, and he left New York City for England during the loyalist evacuation of November 1783. in 1787, Inglis was appointed as the first bishop of Nova Scotia, and it was in Canada that he lived out the remainder of his life.
