Samuel Bishop
Samuel Bishop (21 September 1731 – 17 November 1795) was an English poet, clergyman and teacher, born in
London and educated at
Merchant Taylors' School and
St John's College, Oxford. Having taken
holy orders, he entered his old school as a master in 1758, rising to become headmaster in 1783. After his death, his occasional poems were collected and published in 1796, with a memoir by Rev. Thomas Clare, and his sermons in 1798.
Provided by Wikipedia