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Samuel Wesley (poet, died 1739)
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Samuel Wesley the Younger (10 February 1690 or 1691 – 6 November 1739) was a poet, teacher and an Anglican cleric. He was the eldest of the Wesley brothers—with younger brothers John and Charles—but did not play a notable role in the nascent Methodist movement.
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Born | (1691-02-10)10 February 1691 Spitalfields, London |
Died | 6 November 1739(1739-11-06) (aged 48) |
Other names | Samuel Wesley the Younger; Samuel Wesley Junior |
Occupation | Anglican priest |
Known for | Christian poetry |
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