Rev. Edward Rolle (1703-1791) was an English poet and cleric.[1] He served as prebendary of Salisbury Cathedral.[2]
Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire, UK. Photo by Diego Delso, 2014. Licensed under Creative Commons, courtesy Wikimedia Commons.
Life[]
Youth and education[]
Rolle was the son of Robert Rolle, a gentleman of Devon.[3]
He matriculated at New College, Oxford, on 10 July 1723. He earned a B.A. in 1727, an M.A. in 1730, and a B.D. in 1758.[3]
Career[]
Rolle became rector of St. John's, Wiltshire, and vicar of Moorlynch, Somerset, in 1758.[3]
He became prebendary of Salisbury Cathedral in 1771, and served in that position until his death on 30 June 1791.[3]
Recognition[]
Robert Dodsley included 5 of Rolle's poems in his Collection of Poems in Six Volumes; by several hands.[1]
See also[]
References[]
Fonds[]
- Rolle, Edward, 1703-1791 at Yale University
- Rolle, Edward (1703-1791) Prebendary of Salisbury in the National Archives
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Edward Rolle, Eighteenth-Century Poetry Archive. Web, Feb. 22, 2021.
- ↑ Rolle, Edward (1703-1791) Prebendary of Salisbury, National Archives. Web. Feb. 22, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Joseph Foster, Rolle, Edward, Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886. Wikisource, Web, Feb. 22, 2021.
External links[]
- Poems
- Edward Rolle at the Eighteenth-Century Poetry Archive (5 poems)
- About
- Will of Edward Rolle 1791 (.pdf)
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