John Edwards (1751–1832)
John Edwards (1751–1832) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and poet.
Life[edit]
Edwards was the eldest son of James Edwards of Old Court, County Wicklow, Ireland, by his wife Anne Tenison, second daughter of Thomas Tenison of Castle Tenison, County Roscommon,[1] Ireland, 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 Wright, fifth daughter of John Wright of Nottingham, who bore him three sons and two daughters.
Works[edit]
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.
References[edit]
- . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Edwards, John (1751-1832)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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