Identifier: dictionaryofbiog00dave4 (find matches)
Title: A dictionary of biography; comprising the most eminent characters of all ages, nations, and professions ..
Year: 1846 (1840s)
Authors: Davenport, R. A. (Richard Alfred), 1777?-1852
Subjects: Biography
Publisher: Boston, Otis, Broaders, and Company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ation. Lord f^id-monlli, in 1.S04, procured for him the livingof Westiiam, in Essex, \\hich Dr. (iiegoryheld till his decease, in 1808. .\mong hisworks are. Essays, historical and moral;a Life of Chatterton ; a Church History;The Economv of Nature; Sermons; Let-ters on Literature; and a Translation ofLowths Lectures on Helirew Poetry. (iREPPI, CHAKi.KS,an Italian drama-tist, was born, in 1751, at l!iiloi;iia; (piittedthe profession of an advocate tube a writerfor the stage; was employed by CardinalZelada, the Roman secretary of state,but was diMuissed for making love to aprincess; threw himself into a cloister inconsequence of his being jilted by the wo-man wnom he was about to marry, but en-tered the world again in twelve months;adopted with enthusiasm the principles ofliberty, and heM ((rnsiderable otVices underthe Cisalpine reiniblic; and died at Milan,in 1811. Asa tragic and comic writer hewad equally successful. He wrote eight GRE comedies, four tragedies, and Beveral p»»enifi.
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GRESIIAM, Sir Thomas, the son of Sir Richard Grcrsham, a merchant, wasborn in 1519, and was educated at Gon-vile Hall, Cambridge; but, being designedfur commerce, he was Ixiund apprentice tohis uncle. Sir John Gresham. In 1552,the Kings money agent at Antwerp havingwofnily mismanaged affairs, Gre^hani wassent over lo retrieve them, and he fullysucceeded. Elizabetli, on her accession,removed him from his office, but soonrestored it to him, and be ever after pos-s(?ssed her favour and confidence. In 1566,he planned and began to execute an Ex-change for the merchants, which, in 1570,was opened by the queen in person, whogave it the epithet of Royal. The interestsof trade and manufactures Gresham wasindefatigable in promoting ; nor was heneglectful of those of scieni e, for he foundedthe college bearing his name, the professor-ships of which, however, have since beenshamelessly perverte<l into sinecures. Suchwas his liberality that he wa? called theRoyal Merchant. He died of apoplexy,i

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