Frances Maria Cecilia Cowper | |
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Born | Frances Maria Cecilia Madan 22 November 1722 Hertingfordbury Park, Hertfordshire, England |
Died | 15 October 1797 Devonshire Street, Paddington, Central London | (aged 74)
Resting place | South Audley Anglican Chapel, Grosvenor Square, Mount Street, Westminster |
Pen name | "a lady" |
Occupation | Writer |
Subject | Devotional |
Spouse | William Cowper (1721—1769) |
Children | Frances Cecilia Cowper; Charles Cowper; George Cowper; Spencer Cowper |
Relatives | Judith Madan (mother); Martin Madan(father); Martin Madan (brother); Spencer Madan (brother); Penelope Maitland (sister); Frederick Madan (brother); James Russel Madan (brother) |
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Frances Maria Cecilia Cowper (née Madan; 1726–1797), sometimes known as Maria Frances, was a religious poet and part of the Madan-Maitland literary coterie.[1]