John Byrom
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1692 – 1763
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Who was John Byrom?
John Byrom or John Byrom of Kersal or John Byrom of Manchester FRS was an English poet, the inventor of a revolutionary system of shorthand and later a significant landowner. He is most remembered as the writer of the lyrics of Anglican hymn Christians Awake, salute the happy morn, which was supposedly a Christmas gift for his daughter.
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- Born
- Feb 29, 1692
Manchester - Nationality
- England
- Education
- Trinity College, Cambridge
- The King's School, Chester
- Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood
- Lived in
- Leigh
- Died
- Sep 26, 1763
Manchester
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on July 23, 2013
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