Surname: Wotton Forename(s): Henry b. 1568. d. 1639. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet, diplomat, politician, Church of England clergyman, and hymn writer. Born in
Kent. Educated at Winchester College, New College, and Queen’s College, Oxford. Lifelong
friends with John Donne. Travelled the continent from 1589-1594. Knighted in 1604.
Ambassador to Venice, Savoy, and the Dutch republic. Elected MP for Sandwich (1625).
Ordained as a deacon in 1627. Author of the essay The State of Christendom (1657), Elements of Architecture Collected by Henry Wotton, Knight, from the Best Authors
& Examples (1624), and several hymns including On the Birth of Prince Charles (1630). Friends with Izaak Walton and acquainted with John Milton. Biographical information:
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