Phanuel Bacon

Phanuel Bacon (13 October 1700 – 10 January 1783) was an English playwright, poet and author. He was the son of the Phanuel Bacon, vicar of St Laurence's church, in Reading.

Phanuel Bacon
Born	(1700-10-13)13 October 1700
Died	10 January 1783(1783-01-10) (aged 82)

Life

In his youth, Bacon attended John Roysse's Free School in Abingdon (now Abingdon School), from 1712 to 1715^[1] and later entered St John's College, Oxford. He became vicar of Bramber, Sussex, and rector of Marsh Baldon, Oxfordshire.

Works

Among his works are

• The Kite (1722), An Heroi-comical Poem. In Three Canto's
• The Moral Quack (1757), A Dramatic Satire
• The Insignificants (1757), A Comedy of Five Acts.
• The Tryal of the Timekillers (1757), A comedy of five acts
• The Occulist (1757), A Dramatic Entertainment of Two Acts
• The Taxes (1757), A Dramatick Entertainment
• The Snipe (1765), poem^[2]

See also

• List of Old Abingdonians