Winthrop Mackworth Praed
Winthrop Mackworth Praed (born July 26, 1802 in London , † July 15, 1839 there ) was an English politician and writer.
Winthrop Mackworth Praed's father was a well-known attorney so he could enter Winthrop at Eton College when he was 12 . He stayed in Eton until he was twenty years old. With Walter Blunt and Henry Nelson Coleridge he was instrumental in founding the "Etonian", a school newspaper. Trinity College at the University of Cambridge followed Eton . At university he made friends with Macaulay and Austin. He excelled both as an excellent student and for his proficiency in poetry. He graduated in 1825 and was preparing for a legal career. In 1829 he was admitted to the court. During his studies he contributed to Knight's Quarterly and his verses appeared in magazines with great regularity for the rest of his life.
He wrote mostly humorous and satirical, but also socially critical poetry.
In 1830 he became a member of parliament for the Tories , and in 1834/35 he was secretary of the Board of Control .
Winthrop Mackworth Praed died of tuberculosis at the age of 36 .
Works
- Good Night to the Season (1827)
- The Vicar (1829)
- Our Ball (1829)
- The Belle of the Ball-Room (1831)
- The Red Fisherman
- Stanzas on Seeing the Speaker Asleep in His Chair.
- Works by and about Winthrop Mackworth Praed in the Internet Archive
literature
- Derek Hudson: A Poet in Parliament. The Life of Winthrop Mackworth Praed 1802-1839. Murray, London 1939.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Praed, Winthrop Mackworth |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British politician and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 26, 1802 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 15, 1839 |
| Place of death | London |