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A. Cleveland (Arthur Cleveland) Coxe
1818–1896
An Episcopal bishop, poet, and hymn writer, he helped shape nineteenth-century American church life with both his leadership and his verse. Best known as A. Cleveland Coxe, he is still remembered for hymns and devotional writing that outlived his era.
2 Audiobooks
Impressions of England; or, Sketches of English Scenery and Society
by A. Cleveland (Arthur Cleveland) Coxe
Halloween, a Romaunt; with Lays Meditative and Devotional
by A. Cleveland (Arthur Cleveland) Coxe
About the author
Born in Mendham, New Jersey, in 1818, Arthur Cleveland Coxe was the son of the Presbyterian minister Samuel H. Cox. He graduated from the University of the City of New York in 1838 and from General Theological Seminary in 1841, then entered the ministry of the Episcopal Church.
Coxe served as rector in Hartford, Baltimore, and New York City before becoming the second Episcopal bishop of Western New York in 1865. Church sources describe him as an important figure in the high-church wing of American Episcopalianism, and his long public ministry made him a notable voice in nineteenth-century religious life.
Alongside his church work, he wrote poetry and hymns, which is why many readers know his name today. Often listed as A. Cleveland Coxe, he left behind a body of devotional and literary writing that kept his reputation alive well beyond his lifetime in 1896.