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Phanuel Bacon
Born (1700-10-13)13 October 1700
Died 10 January 1783(1783-01-10) (aged 82)

Phanuel Bacon (13 October 1700 – 10 January 1783) was an English playwright, poet and author. He was the son of the Phanuel Bacon, vicar of St Laurence's church, in Reading.

Life

In his youth, Bacon attended John Roysse's Free School in Abingdon (now Abingdon School), from 1712-1715 and later entered St John's College, Oxford. He became vicar of Bramber, Sussex, and rector of Marsh Baldon, Oxfordshire.

Works

Among his works are

  • The Kite (1722), An Heroi-comical Poem. In Three Canto's
  • The Moral Quack (1757), A Dramatic Satire
  • The Insignificants (1757), A Comedy of Five Acts.
  • The Tryal of the Timekillers (1757), A comedy of five acts
  • The Occulist (1757), A Dramatic Entertainment of Two Acts
  • The Taxes (1757), A Dramatick Entertainment
  • The Snipe (1765), poem

See also

  • List of Old Abingdonians
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