Francis Augustus Cox

For other people with the same name, see Francis Cox.

Francis Augustus Cox
Born1783
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, Kingdom of Great Britain
Died1853
Hackney, England,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Occupation(s)Baptist Preacher, Writer
Known forHistory of the Baptists[1]
Spouse(s)Elizabeth King of Watford in 1809
Sarah Savery in 1821
Hephzibah Hannah Finch Jones in 1847.[2]
Childrenseven

Francis Augustus Cox (1783–1853) was a prominent English Baptist minister. He began preaching in his teens,[2] before training, and was then a minister for over forty years in Hackney.[3]

Cox was an active supporter of the formation of the University of London. He published numerous articles including a book of women's biographies and a history of the Baptist Missionary Society.[2]

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  2. ^ a b c Francis Augustus Cox (1783 - 1853), Baptist minister, leighton-linslade.com, accessed April 2009
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