Elijah Fenton

Elijah Fenton

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BIRTHDAY May 20, 1683
BIRTH SIGN Taurus
BIRTHPLACE England
AGE ? years old
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ABOUT ELIJAH FENTON

British poet, translator, and biographer known for works such as Marianne and Life of John Milton. He also served as an editor for a collection of Edmund Waller's poetry.

He studied at Jesus College, Cambridge and later worked as a secretary, school master, and tutor.

His memory was honored by the mounting of a plaque at St. Michael and St. Mary Magdalene's Church in Easthampstead, England.

He was born in Shelton, England, a town that was later re-named Stoke-on-Trent.

He assisted Alexander Pope , who was his neighbor, with the English translation of the Odyssey.