Who’s Who in Late Hanoverian Britain (1789‐1837)

Representing a turbulent and violent period in Britain’s history when external enemies and potential revolution within threatened the fabric of the state, the 175 biographical essays in this volume (one of two contributed to the series by its editor) require examination of more than one level. Including soldiers and sailors; lawyers and politicians; empire builders; artists and writers; inventors and engineers; missionaries; a cricketer (Alfred Mynn, the lion of Kent); and even a pugilist, all of them were prominent figures on the national scene, and many made their mark on the world stage.

So momentous were the times ‐ world...