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Milton's parents were John Milton, Sr. (1562–1647), a composer and scrivener, and his wife Sara Jeffrey (1572–1637). [1] John Milton, Sr.'s business owned many properties and was involved in making loans. [2] He was from a yeoman family and was raised in Oxford, where he trained as a chorister.
John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. ... Milton's younger brother: "When he was young, he studied ...
His father died in 1631, and Anne eventually married her husband's successor in the crown office, Thomas Agar. Edward Phillips and his younger brother, John, were educated by Milton. Edward entered Magdalen Hall, Oxford, in November 1650, but left the university in 1651 to work as a bookseller's clerk in London.
In 1652, John Phillips published a Latin reply to the anonymous attack on Milton entitled Pro Rege et populo anglicano. He appears to have acted as unofficial secretary to Milton, but, unable to obtain regular political employment, and (like his brother) chafing against the discipline he was under, he published in 1655, a bitter attack on ...
There was a 31-year age-gap between them, but in spite of this Milton's marriage to her seems to have been incredibly happy. Indeed, Elizabeth was described as Milton's "Third and best wife," though some argued that she cheated his children and heirs out of their money upon his death. After Milton's death, Mynshull never remarried. [citation ...
John Phillips/BFC/Getty Images Cindy Crawford has always put her family first on her way to becoming one of the industry’s most legendary models. ... Cindy’s brother died when he was 3 after ...
John Milton (1562–1647) was an English composer and father of poet John Milton. [1] His compositions were mostly religious in theme. A financial worker by trade, he ...
It’s a Hennessy family reunion! More than 20 years after the debut of ABC’s 8 Simple Rules, Kaley Cuoco was reunited with former TV siblings Amy Davidson and Martin Spanjers on Thursday, all ...