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Samuel Wesley (poet)
1735Apr, 5

Samuel Wesley (poet)

Samuel Wesley, English clergyman and poet (b. 1662)
Samuel Wesley (17 December 1662 – 25 April 1735) was a clergyman of the Church of England, as well as a poet and a writer of controversial prose. He was also the father of John Wesley and Charles Wesley, founders of Methodism.

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