S. E. Cottam

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Anglican)
ChurchChurch of England
Writing career
LanguageEnglish
GenrePoetry
Literary movementUranians

Samuel Elsworth Cottam (7 August 1863 – 30 March 1943) was an English

Anglican priest
.

Biography

Cottam was born in Upper

Anglo-Catholic, unlike Bradford who later became a Modernist. Cottam and Bradford were co-Chaplains of St George's Anglican Church in Paris, France. He was later incumbent at Wootton, Vale of White Horse, where John Betjeman and W. H. Auden
went to see him celebrate sung mass.

Will

In his will, Cottam left trust funds for "the purchase of objects of beauty for the furtherance of religion in ancient

gothic churches". This trust is now administered by the Friends of Friendless Churches
and has been used to benefit many dozens of churches in England and Wales, by the addition of furnishings, stained glass and bells.

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ 1939 England and Wales Register for Samuel E Cottam
  2. ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 for Samuel Elsworth Cottam
  3. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 for Samuel E Cottam
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