Kenyon, John, 1784-1856

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Dates:
Birth 1784
Death 1856

Biographical notes:

John Kenyon (1784-1856), was a British poet and philanthropist. Other important addressees in the collection are: Robert Johnston Barton (d. 1879), was a British Captain in the Coldstream Guards, killed in action in Zululand in 1879; James Booth (1796-1880), was a British Barrister and Secretary of the Board of Trade, and his wife, Jane Noble Booth (d. 1872); Thomas Milner Gibson (1806-1884), was a British politician; Henry Bellenden Ker (1785?-1871), British legal reformer.

From the description of John Kenyon Autograph Album 1806-1903. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 712043165

John Kenyon, British patron of the arts and poet.

From the description of John Kenyon manuscript material : 1 item, 1853 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 503563434

John Kenyon was a poet and philanthropist, born in Jamaica but a longtime resident of England. He was a friend of Coleridge, Robert Southey, Charles Lamb, and Robert Browning.

From the description of John Kenyon letter to Mrs. Jameson, 1841 Feb. 11. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 50152880

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Subjects:

  • Authors, American
  • Art patrons
  • Authors, English
  • Women authors
  • Poets, English
  • Scientists
  • Statesman

Occupations:

  • Collector

Places:

  • Great Britain (as recorded)
  • Great Britain (as recorded)

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