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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 .
Samuel Wesley (17 December 1662 – 25 April 1735) was a clergyman of the Church of England, a poet, and a writer. He was the father of John Wesley and Charles Wesley, the founders of Methodism . Family and early life. Interior of St Andrew, Epworth: the Wesley Family Tree.
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 .
He became Head Master of Tiverton school in Devon, where he died on 6th November 1739 and was buried. His wife was Ursula Berry, daughter of Revd. John Berry, who kept a boarding house for Westminster boys.
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Samuel Wesley may refer to: Samuel Wesley (poet, died 1735) (1662–1735), English poet and churchman; Samuel Wesley (poet, died 1739) (1691–1739), English poet and churchman, son of the above; Samuel Wesley (composer, born 1766) (1766–1837), English organist and composer, grandson of Samuel Wesley (1662–1735)
Samuel Wesley (born Feb. 24, 1766, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Eng.—died Oct. 11, 1837, London) was a composer and organist who helped introduce the music of J.S. Bach into England.
Jan 23, 2023 · WESLEY, SAMUEL (1662–1735), divine and poet, father of the great methodist leader, second son of John Wesley, was baptised on 17 Dec. 1662 at Winterborn-Whitchurch, Dorset.
