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Wesley, John (1703–1791). Founder of Methodism. Born in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, in 1703, Wesley was the fifteenth child of high church Anglican rector Samuel Wesley and his wife, Susanna. Wesley was educated at Charter house, London, and Christ Church, Oxford (B.A., 1724; M.A., 1727), and was a fellow of Lincoln College (1725–1727) before joining his father as curate in Wroot (being ordained in 1728). After his father’s death Wesley returned to Oxford (1729–1735), where he also directed the