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<p> A politician and man of letters, born in Galway, though of English descent; bred for the bar; wrote in advocacy of [[Catholic]] emancipation; represented Downpatrick in Parliament; was in 1809 appointed Secretary to the Admiralty, a post he held for 20 years; was one of the founders of the <i> Quarterly Review </i> , to which, it is said, he contributed 200 articles; edited Boswell's "Life of Johnson" with Notes; was an obstinate Tory, satirised by Disraeli and severely handled by Macaulay; founded the [[Athenæum]] Club (1780-1857). </p> | John Wilson Croker <ref name="term_71658" /> | ||
==References == | <p> A politician and man of letters, born in Galway, though of English descent; bred for the bar; wrote in advocacy of [[Catholic]] emancipation; represented Downpatrick in Parliament; was in 1809 appointed [[Secretary]] to the Admiralty, a post he held for 20 years; was one of the founders of the <i> Quarterly Review </i> , to which, it is said, he contributed 200 articles; edited Boswell's "Life of Johnson" with Notes; was an obstinate Tory, satirised by Disraeli and severely handled by Macaulay; founded the [[Athenæum]] [[Club]] (1780-1857). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_71658"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/croker,+john+wilson John Wilson Croker from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_71658"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/croker,+john+wilson John Wilson Croker from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:12, 15 October 2021
John Wilson Croker [1]
A politician and man of letters, born in Galway, though of English descent; bred for the bar; wrote in advocacy of Catholic emancipation; represented Downpatrick in Parliament; was in 1809 appointed Secretary to the Admiralty, a post he held for 20 years; was one of the founders of the Quarterly Review , to which, it is said, he contributed 200 articles; edited Boswell's "Life of Johnson" with Notes; was an obstinate Tory, satirised by Disraeli and severely handled by Macaulay; founded the Athenæum Club (1780-1857).
