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John Milton was born in Bread Street, London, on 9 December 1608, the son of composer John Milton and his wife Sarah Jeffrey. The senior John Milton (1562–1647) moved to London around 1583 after being disinherited by his devout Catholic father Richard "the Ranger" Milton for embracing Protestantism. [7]
Milton's parents were John Milton, Sr. (1562–1647), a composer and scrivener, and his wife Sara Jeffrey (1572–1637). [1] John Milton, Sr.'s business owned many properties and was involved in making loans. [2] He was from a yeoman family and was raised in Oxford, where he trained as a chorister.
John Milton (1562–1647) was an English composer and father of poet John Milton. [1] His compositions were mostly religious in theme. A financial worker by trade, he also wrote poetry. He lived in London for most of his life.
Milton married Mary Powell in May 1642, and, shortly after, she left him and returned to live with her mother. He wanted to divorce her to marry another, but the legal statutes of England did not allow for Milton to apply for a divorce. [ 1 ]
Milton's youngest son, Jefferson Davis Milton (1861–1947) moved to Texas, later Arizona. [7] He distinguished himself as a Texas Ranger, police chief of El Paso, and served for over 25 years as America's first border agent. William Hall Milton (1864–1942), grandson of the governor, was a U.S. Senator from Florida from 1908 to 1909. [7]
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Milton and the Pattern of Calvinism. Nashville: The Joint University Libraries, 1942. Milton, John. Complete Prose Works of John Milton Vol II ed. Don Wolfe. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1959. Patterson, Annabel. "Milton, Marriage and Divorce" in A Companion to Milton. Ed. Thomas Corns. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2003.