Edward Pope (c. 1602–1671) was a Church of England minister.

Life

Pope was born in

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and educated at

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. He was

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of Walton-on-the-Hill, Surrey from 1640. In 1662 he was appointed to Dursley, Gloucestershire by Bishop William Nicholson, another Magdalen man, and became

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in 1666. He held all three positions until his death at Walton on St. Stephen's day, 1671. He was buried at Walton, where a memorial was erected to his memory.

References

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