John Wilson Croker
 

 

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John Wilson Croker 1780-1857

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Born in Galway. He was called to the Irish Bar in 1802. He achieved great success with his satires – Familiar Epistles on the Present State of the Irish Stage and An Intercepted Letter from J...T...Esq. Written at Canton to His Friend in Dublin, Ireland. In 1808 A Sketch of the State of Ireland Past croker jw.jpg (53234 bytes)and Present attracted a similar response. From 1807-1832 he represented various Irish constituencies in the House of Commons and was Secretary of the Admiralty from 1809-1830. He wrote hundreds of articles for the Quarterly Review which he helped to found. He figured as a character in books by Disraeli, Thackeray, Morgan and Peacock. He is buried in West Molesey,  England.

 

 

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