Samuel Wesley (poet, died 1735)
Samuel Wesley | |
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| Born | 17 December 1662 Dorset, England |
| Died | 25 April 1735 (aged 72) Epworth, Lincolnshire, England |
| Education | Exeter College, Oxford Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | Cleric, author |
| Spouse | Susanna Wesley (m. 1688) |
| Children | 19, including John Wesley, Charles Wesley, Samuel Wesley (the Younger) and Mehetabel Wesley Wright |
| Parent | John Westley (father) |
| Religion | Anglicanism (Church of England) |
| Ordained | 17 December 1662 |
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.