John Edwards (1751-1832) was an Anglo-Irish poet and soldier.
Life[]
Edwards was the eldest son of James Edwards of Old Court, co. Wicklow, and Anne, 2nd daughter of Thomas Tenison, a son of Archbishop Thomas Tenison.[1]
Edwards became an officer of light dragoons in the volunteer army of Ireland, and rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel.[1]
He married Charlotte, 5th daughter of John Wright of Nottingham, England, who bore him three sons and two daughters.[1]
Edwards died the owner of Old Court in 1832.[1]
Writing[]
In honor of the force to which he belonged he wrote The Patriot Soldier: a Poem, Nottingham, 1784, 38 pp.[1]
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.[1]
Publications[]
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[]
- 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.
- An Essay upon the Improvement of Bank Notes: To enable the public to distinguish between real and forged notes. Liverpool, UK: privately published, 1820.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[2]
See Also[]
References[]
- Vlan, Alsager Richard (1889) "Edwards, John (1751-1832" in Stephen, Leslie Dictionary of National Biography 17 London: Smith, Elder, p. 123. Wikisource, Web, June 12, 2016.
Notes[]
External links[]
- Books
- John Edwards at Amazon.com
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain, the Dictionary of National Biography (edited by Leslie Stephen). London: Smith, Elder, 1885-1900. Original article is at: Edwards, John (1751-1832)