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.
Our colleague, Andrew Behan, directed our attention to the Find a Grave website which, in 2024, states that Samuel Hoole was baptised on 31 January 1758 son of John & Susannah Hoole, Esquire. John was an auditor of East India Company accounts and was known in literary circles as the Translator of Tasso and Ariosto.
Samuel attended Magdalen College Oxford in 1780, published several volumes of "fashionable" verse but despite the efforts of others was unable to obtain patronage - in all, Samuel was the author of 10 publications between 1782 and 1833.
Samuel married Elizabeth Young in 1791, the daughter of Arthur Young, the agricultural writer. After Elizabeth's death, Samuel married Catherine Wainford of Dorking, in 1803 Surrey.
Samuel was chaplain of the East India Company in Poplar, Middlesex and made Rector of Poplar, Middlesex in 1803. Samuel then became the first Rector of All Saints' Church in Poplar, Middlesex upon its consecration on 3 July 1823. He preached the consecration sermon, which was published in his book of 1833 entitled "Discourses delivered in the Parish Church of all Saints, Poplar". He died, aged 81 years, on 28 February 1839 and was buried on 5 March 1839 in St Mildred's Churchyard, Tenterden, Kent.
Andrew adds that his parents were John Hoole (c.1727-1803) and Susannah Hoole née Smith (1723-1808). His first wife was Elizabeth Young (1768-1794) who died, aged 26 years, on 31 July 1794. When he married Catherine Warnford (c.1770-1817) in the parish of Dorking, Surrey, on 10 December 1803 he was shown in the marriage register as a widower from the parish of Stepney. Their son, John Hoole, (1804-1868) was born on 30 November 1804 in Poplar, Middlesex (now Greater London).
His wife died, aged 47 years, and was buried on 13 August 1817 in Dorking. His death was registered in the 1st quarter of 1839 in the Tenterden Registration District, Kent.
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