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Adm. pens. (age 16) at MAGDALENE, Oct. 18, 1755. S. of Samuel, of Norwich. [Bapt. there Apr. 24. 1739, at St Stephen's.] School, Norwich. ' Matric. Michs. 1756; Scholar; B.A. (11th Wrangler) 1760; M.A. 1763; D.D. 1777. Fellow. Ord. priest (Norwich) July 24, 1763; C. of Brooke, Norfolk, 1763. C. of Mundham and Seething. R. of Morley St Botolph's with St Peter's Chapel, 1765-1800. R. of Yelverton, 1767-1800. P.C. of Gt Yarmouth, 1781-1800. Entertained at the parsonage, on a lavish scale, literary men and others. Lord Chedworth was a frequent guest and also Dr Parr. Married Maria Susannah, dau. of James Bransby, of Shottisham, Norfolk, 1761. Author, Sermons, etc. Published a dull poem, The Task, shortly after the appearance of William Cowper's famous Task. For an appreciation of his character and writings see G. Mag., 1800, 177. A meagre notice occurs in D.N.B. Died Jan. 7/8, 1800, aged 60. Father of Samuel L. (1779), Robert B. (1778) and Beauchamp N. (1791). (Burke, P. and B.; Perlustration of Yarmouth, II. 198.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Cooper, Samuel | / | deacon | View |
| 1761 | Ordi(ordination) | Cooper, Samuel | / | deacon | View |
| 1763 | Subsc | Cooper, Samuel | Brockdish / | Curate | View |
| 1763 | Ordi(ordination) | Cooper, Samuel | / | priest | View |
| 1765 | Appt(Institution) | Cooper, Samuel | Morley St Buttolph with the Chapel of Morley St Pe / | Rector | View |
| 1767 | Appt(Institution) | Cooper, Samuel | Yelverton / | Rector | View |
| 1781 | Appt(Licensing) | Cooper, Samuel | St Nicholas, Great Yarmouth / | Curate | View |
| 1781 | Subsc | Cooper, Samuel | Great Yarmouth, St Nicholas / | Curate | View |
| 1781 | Appt(Nomination) | Cooper, Samuel | Great Yarmouth, St Nicholas / | View | |
| 1800 | Vac(Death) | Cooper, Samuel | Great Yarmouth, St Nicholas / | Curate | View |
| 1800 | Vac(Death) | Cooper, Samuel | Morley St Buttolphs with the chapel of Morley St P / | Rector | View |