Hoadley, John, Lld

Hoadley, John, LL.D.

youngest son of bishop Hoadley (q.v.), was born Oct. 8, 1711, and educated at Cambridge. He edited the works of his father, and wrote himself a number of poems, among which are Love's Revenge, a pastoral (1737, 4to): — Jephtha, an oratorio (1748, 8vo): — Force of Truth,

oratorio (1764), and others. He died March 16, 1776. — Allibone, Dict. of Authors, 1, 852.