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Francis Augustus Cox
English writer and Baptist minister / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other people with the same name, see Francis Cox.
Francis Augustus Cox (1783–1853) was a prominent English Baptist minister. He began preaching in his teens,[2] before training, and was then a minister for over forty years in Hackney.[3]
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Born | 1783 |
Died | 1853 |
Occupation(s) | Baptist Preacher, Writer |
Known for | History of the Baptists[1] |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth King of Watford in 1809 Sarah Savery in 1821 Hephzibah Hannah Finch Jones in 1847.[2] |
Children | seven |
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Cox was an active supporter of the formation of the University of London. He published numerous articles including a book of women's biographies and a history of the Baptist Missionary Society.[2]