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Soame Jenyns
1787Dec, 18

Soame Jenyns

Soame Jenyns, English poet and politician (b. 1704)
Soame Jenyns (1 January 1704 – 18 December 1787) was an English writer and Member of Parliament. He was an early advocate of the ethical consideration of animals.

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