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Isaac Hawkins Browne (poet)

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408: 372: 33: 581: 283: 382: 417: 422: 556: 502: 445: 177: 107:(21 January 1705 – 14 February 1760) was an English politician and poet. He is remembered as the author of some clever imitations of contemporary poets 601: 591: 576: 586: 606: 551: 566: 561: 596: 465: 247: 519: 180:, Shropshire from 1744 to 1754, although he did not apparently contribute much in debates, Dr Johnson commenting that, ironically: 478: 391: 215: 487: 571: 185: 104: 199: 154: 145:, Staffordshire, the son of William Browne, Vicar of the parish, and Ann (née Hawkins) Browne. He was educated in 315: 546: 541: 498: 439: 413: 182:
Browne, one of the first great wits of this country, got into Parliament and never opened his mouth
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He married Jane Trimnell, daughter of David Trimnell, in 1744. They had one child,
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Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
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J.M. Scott; revised W.B. Hutchings (2004). "Browne, Isaac Hawkins".
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Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851 by Rupert Gunnis p. 150
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A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature
263: 261: 259: 87: 79: 69: 54: 39: 23: 191:Browne, recalled by Dr Johnson (in 1773) to have 395:. Vol. 7. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 8: 449:(11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 426:, London: J. M. Dent & Sons – via 157:, in 1721 and was said to have graduated as 240:An Illustrated Literary Guide to Shropshire 202:chapel in 1804 with a monument sculpted by 474: 31: 20: 233: 231: 354:Eighteenth-Century Poetry Archive (ECPA) 457:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 227: 278: 276: 267: 129:poem on the immortality of the soul, 7: 557:Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge 242:. Shropshire Libraries. p. 11. 284:"Browne, Isaac Hawkins (BRWN721IH)" 119:(1736), somewhat analogous to the 14: 383:Browne, Isaac Hawkins (1705-1760) 479:Parliament of the United Kingdom 406: 392:Dictionary of National Biography 370: 125:of a later day. He also wrote a 602:Politicians from Staffordshire 488:Sir Brian Broughton-Delves, Bt 1: 592:People from Burton upon Trent 440:"Browne, Isaac Hawkins"  381:Scott, James Moffat (1886). " 577:Fellows of the Royal Society 288:A Cambridge Alumni Database 193:drunk hard for thirty years 186:fellow of the Royal Society 16:English politician and poet 623: 607:Writers from Staffordshire 552:18th-century British poets 290:. University of Cambridge. 200:Trinity College, Cambridge 155:Trinity College, Cambridge 58:14 February 1760 (aged 55) 516: 507:1744 – 1754 496: 484: 477: 30: 597:People from Much Wenlock 587:Members of Lincoln's Inn 318:. Trinity College Chapel 238:Dickins, Gordon (1987). 446:Encyclopædia Britannica 198:He was memorialised at 316:"Isaac Hawkins Browne" 131:De Animi Immortalitate 567:British MPs 1747–1754 562:British MPs 1741–1747 418:Browne, Isaac Hawkins 499:Member of Parliament 414:Cousin, John William 350:Isaac Hawkins Browne 304:. 2004. p. 171. 216:Isaac Hawkins Browne 102:Isaac Hawkins Browne 25:Isaac Hawkins Browne 184:. He was elected a 572:English male poets 188:in February 1750. 151:Westminster School 122:Rejected Addresses 530: 529: 517:Succeeded by 163:called to the bar 143:Burton-upon-Trent 117:A Pipe of Tobacco 99: 98: 94:A Pipe of Tobacco 47:Burton-upon-Trent 614: 520:William Forester 485:Preceded by 475: 471: 450: 442: 430: 410: 396: 374: 373: 337: 334: 328: 327: 325: 323: 312: 306: 305: 298: 292: 291: 280: 271: 265: 254: 253: 235: 115:on the theme of 90: 64:, United Kingdom 35: 21: 622: 621: 617: 616: 615: 613: 612: 611: 532: 531: 526: 524:Brooke Forester 522: 512:Brooke Forester 508: 506: 494: 492:Brooke Forester 490: 468: 453: 433: 412: 403: 387:Stephen, Leslie 380: 371: 362: 346: 341: 340: 335: 331: 321: 319: 314: 313: 309: 300: 299: 295: 282: 281: 274: 266: 257: 250: 237: 236: 229: 224: 212: 153:. He entered 141:He was born in 139: 88: 83:barrister, poet 65: 59: 50: 49:, Staffordshire 44: 43:21 January 1705 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 620: 618: 610: 609: 604: 599: 594: 589: 584: 579: 574: 569: 564: 559: 554: 549: 544: 534: 533: 528: 527: 518: 515: 495: 486: 482: 481: 473: 472: 466: 451: 437:, ed. (1911). 435:Chisholm, Hugh 431: 402: 399: 398: 397: 367: 366: 361: 358: 357: 356: 345: 344:External links 342: 339: 338: 329: 307: 293: 272: 255: 248: 226: 225: 223: 220: 211: 208: 176:He was MP for 171:Samuel Johnson 138: 135: 113:Alexander Pope 109:Jonathan Swift 97: 96: 91: 85: 84: 81: 77: 76: 71: 67: 66: 60: 56: 52: 51: 45: 41: 37: 36: 28: 27: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 619: 608: 605: 603: 600: 598: 595: 593: 590: 588: 585: 583: 580: 578: 575: 573: 570: 568: 565: 563: 560: 558: 555: 553: 550: 548: 545: 543: 540: 539: 537: 525: 521: 514: 513: 505: 504: 500: 493: 489: 483: 480: 476: 469: 467:0-19-861358-X 463: 459: 458: 452: 448: 447: 441: 436: 432: 429: 425: 424: 419: 415: 409: 405: 404: 400: 394: 393: 388: 384: 378: 377:public domain 369: 368: 364: 363: 359: 355: 351: 348: 347: 343: 333: 330: 317: 311: 308: 303: 297: 294: 289: 285: 279: 277: 273: 269: 264: 262: 260: 256: 251: 249:0-903802-37-6 245: 241: 234: 232: 228: 221: 219: 217: 209: 207: 205: 201: 196: 194: 189: 187: 183: 179: 174: 172: 168: 167:Lincoln's Inn 165:in 1728 from 164: 160: 156: 152: 148: 144: 136: 134: 132: 128: 124: 123: 118: 114: 110: 106: 103: 95: 92: 86: 82: 80:Occupation(s) 78: 75: 72: 68: 63: 57: 53: 48: 42: 38: 34: 29: 22: 19: 510: 497: 456: 444: 421: 390: 332: 320:. Retrieved 310: 301: 296: 287: 239: 213: 204:John Flaxman 197: 192: 190: 181: 178:Much Wenlock 175: 140: 130: 120: 116: 101: 100: 93: 89:Notable work 18: 547:1760 deaths 542:1705 births 365:Attribution 70:Nationality 536:Categories 428:Wikisource 360:References 268:Scott 1886 416:(1910), " 147:Lichfield 133:(1754). 503:Wenlock 401:Sources 389:(ed.). 379::  352:at the 322:12 June 149:and at 74:English 509:With: 464:  411:  385:". In 246:  210:Family 62:London 222:Notes 127:Latin 501:for 462:ISBN 324:2013 244:ISBN 137:Life 111:and 55:Died 40:Born 420:", 105:FRS 538:: 443:. 286:. 275:^ 258:^ 230:^ 218:. 206:. 173:. 159:MA 470:. 326:. 270:. 252:.

Index


Burton-upon-Trent
London
English
FRS
Jonathan Swift
Alexander Pope
Rejected Addresses
Latin
Burton-upon-Trent
Lichfield
Westminster School
Trinity College, Cambridge
MA
called to the bar
Lincoln's Inn
Samuel Johnson
Much Wenlock
fellow of the Royal Society
Trinity College, Cambridge
John Flaxman
Isaac Hawkins Browne


ISBN
0-903802-37-6



Scott 1886

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