Boswell Baronets
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Boswell Baronets refers to the baronetcy created for antiquary and song writer Alexander Boswell in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 16 August 1821. The baronetcy became extinct upon the second holder's death in 1875. Sir Alexander was the son of Samuel Johnson
biographer James Boswell
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Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson , often referred to as Dr. Johnson, was an English author who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer...
biographer James Boswell
James Boswell
James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck was a lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh, Scotland; he is best known for the biography he wrote of one of his contemporaries, the English literary figure Samuel Johnson....
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Boswell Baronets, of Auchinleck (1821)
- Sir Alexander Boswell, 1st BaronetSir Alexander Boswell, 1st BaronetSir Alexander Boswell, 1st Baronet was a Scottish poet, antiquary and song writer. The son of Samuel Johnson's friend and biographer James Boswell of Auchinleck, he used the funds from his inheritance to pay for a seat in Parliament and then successfully sought a Baronetcy for his political...
(1775–1822) - Sir James Boswell, 2nd Baronet (?-1875).