Person    | Male  Born 1758  Died 1839

Reverend Samuel Hoole

Categories: Poetry, Religion

Reverend Samuel Hoole

Became Rector of All Saints Poplar in 1803 and remained there until his death.

Probably born in London, his father being employed as auditor for the East India Company and the family living in Wandsworth. Trained for the ministry and began writing poetry at Oxford. Friend to Samuel Johnson in his later years.

Year of birth is uncertain.

Source: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

The plaque gives Hoole the post-nominal "A.M." which we are not familiar with.  It's also used in a 1790 book ('Analytical Review...'), naming Hoole as the author of another book. And we've found it used for other Reverends up to the current day. All we can find is that it's the American version of M.A., Master of Arts, but that doesn't seem relevant here.

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