Charles Wesley

18 December 1707 - 29 March 1788

A leader of the Methodist movement. Wrote over 6000 hymns.

He was the brother of [a=John Wesley (4)]. He was the father of organist/composers [a=Samuel Wesley] and [a=Charles Wesley Junior], and grandfather of [a=Samuel Sebastian Wesley].

For the musical composer Charles Wesley, please use [a=Charles Wesley Junior]