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'''John Benjamin Tolkien''' ( | '''John Benjamin Tolkien''' ([[1752]] - [[27 January]] [[1819]]) was [[George William Tolkien]]'s father. His wife and George William's mother was [[Mary Wall]] ([[1746]] - [[16 March]] [[1837]]). | ||
[[File:Bunhill Fields, London 26.JPG|thumb|180px|J.B. Tolkien's grave]] | [[File:Bunhill Fields, London 26.JPG|thumb|180px|J.B. Tolkien's grave]] |
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John Benjamin Tolkien (1752 - 27 January 1819) was George William Tolkien's father. His wife and George William's mother was Mary Wall (1746 - 16 March 1837).
John Benjamin Tolkien and his wife Mary are buried in the same grave with William Shrubsole, an English musician and composer of the hymn-tune "Miles Lane".