John Edwards (Irish poet)

ẬJohn Edwards (1751–1832) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and poet.

Life
Edwards was the eldest son of James Edwards of Old Court, County Wicklow, by Anne, second daughter of Thomas Tenison, a son of Archbishop Thomas Tenison. He became an officer of light dragoons in the volunteer army of Ireland, and rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel. Edwards died owner of Old Court in 1832. He married Charlotte, fifth daughter of John Wright of Nottingham, who bore him three sons and two daughters.

Writing
In honour of the force to which he belonged he wrote The Patriot Soldier: a Poem, Nottingham, 1784, 38 pp. He also published Kathleen: a Ballad from Ancient Irish Tradition, 1808; Abradates and Panthea; a Tragedy, 1808; Interests of Ireland, London, 1815, and an essay on the improvement of bank-notes, Liverpool, 1820.

Poetry

 * The Patriot Soldier: A poem. Nottingham: printed by Samuel Tupman, 1784; Dublin: William Watson, 1784; London: Longman, 1784.
 * Kathleen: A ballad; from an ancient Irish tradition in the valley of Glandilough, County of Wicklow. London: Henry Reynell for C. Chapple, 1808.

Play

 * Abradates and Panthea: A tragedy. London: James Ridgeway, 1803.

Non-fiction
An Essay upon the Improvement of Bank Notes: To enable the public to distinguish between real and forged notes''. Liverpool, UK: privately published, 1820.''
 * Interests of Ireland: A new method; with confident hopes to attach the lower classes to the laws and constitution'. London: Budd & Calkin / Dublin: William Watson, 1814.

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