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Sir James Bland Lamb, 1st Baronet (8 June 1752 – 13 October 1824), born James Burges and known as Sir James Burges, Bt, between 1795 and 1821, was a British author, barrister and Member of Parliament
.
and then entered University College, Oxford
in 1770 before studying law at Lincoln's Inn
in 1773.
for Helston
from 1787 to 1790). He then served as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
between 1789 and 1795 before becoming a Baronet and Knight Marshal
of his majesty's household (1795) where he played an important role in the coronation of George IV
. He was well established; being a friend of William Cumberland and John Graves Simcoe
; and a patron of Thomas Dermody
. He was connected by marriage to Lord Byron. He wrote music for Ode to the Passions by William Collins
and wrote the prologue to Vortigern and Rowena
(1796).
Sir James Bland Lamb, 1st Baronet (8 June 1752 – 13 October 1824), born James Burges and known as Sir James Burges, Bt, between 1795 and 1821, was a British author, barrister and Member of Parliament
.
and then entered University College, Oxford
in 1770 before studying law at Lincoln's Inn
in 1773.
for Helston
from 1787 to 1790). He then served as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
between 1789 and 1795 before becoming a Baronet and Knight Marshal
of his majesty's household (1795) where he played an important role in the coronation of George IV
. He was well established; being a friend of William Cumberland and John Graves Simcoe
; and a patron of Thomas Dermody
. He was connected by marriage to Lord Byron. He wrote music for Ode to the Passions by William Collins
and wrote the prologue to Vortigern and Rowena
(1796).
Sir James Bland Lamb, 1st Baronet (8 June 1752 – 13 October 1824), born James Burges and known as Sir James Burges, Bt, between 1795 and 1821, was a British author, barrister and Member of Parliament
.
and then entered University College, Oxford
in 1770 before studying law at Lincoln's Inn
in 1773.
for Helston
from 1787 to 1790). He then served as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
between 1789 and 1795 before becoming a Baronet and Knight Marshal
of his majesty's household (1795) where he played an important role in the coronation of George IV
. He was well established; being a friend of William Cumberland and John Graves Simcoe
; and a patron of Thomas Dermody
. He was connected by marriage to Lord Byron. He wrote music for Ode to the Passions by William Collins
and wrote the prologue to Vortigern and Rowena
(1796).
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
.
Background and education
Born James Burges, he was the only son of George Burges and Anne Whichnour Somerville, daughter of James Somerville, 13th Lord Somerville. He went to Westminster SchoolWestminster School
The Royal College of St. Peter in Westminster, almost always known as Westminster School, is one of Britain's leading independent schools, with the highest Oxford and Cambridge acceptance rate of any secondary school or college in Britain...
and then entered University College, Oxford
University College, Oxford
.University College , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2009 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £110m...
in 1770 before studying law at Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records beyond...
in 1773.
Political career
Burges first served in Parliament as Member of ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Helston
Helston (UK Parliament constituency)
Helston, sometimes known as Helleston, was a parliamentary borough centred on the small town of Helston in Cornwall.Using the bloc vote system of election, it returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then to House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and...
from 1787 to 1790). He then served as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
|The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has been a junior position in the British government since 1782, subordinate to both the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and since 1945 also to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs...
between 1789 and 1795 before becoming a Baronet and Knight Marshal
Knight Marshal
The Knight Marshal is a former office in the British Royal Household established by King Henry III in 1236. The position later became a Deputy to the Earl Marshal from the reign of Henry VIII until the office was abolished in 1846 ....
of his majesty's household (1795) where he played an important role in the coronation of George IV
George IV of the United Kingdom
George IV was the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and also of Hanover from the death of his father, George III, on 29 January 1820 until his own death ten years later...
. He was well established; being a friend of William Cumberland and John Graves Simcoe
John Graves Simcoe
John Graves Simcoe was a British army officer and the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada from 1791–1796. Then frontier, this was modern-day southern Ontario and the watersheds of Georgian Bay and Lake Superior...
; and a patron of Thomas Dermody
Thomas Dermody
Thomas Dermody , poet, born in Ennis, showed great capacity for learning, but fell into idle and dissipated habits, and threw away his opportunities. He published two books of poems, which after his death were collected as The Harp of Erin...
. He was connected by marriage to Lord Byron. He wrote music for Ode to the Passions by William Collins
William Collins
William Collins may refer to:* William Collins , Bishop of Gibraltar in the Church of England* William Collins , English poet* William Collins , English landscape artist...
and wrote the prologue to Vortigern and Rowena
Vortigern and Rowena
Vortigern and Rowena, or Vortigern, an Historical Play is a play that was touted as a newly discovered work by William Shakespeare when it first appeared in 1796. It was eventually revealed to be a Shakespeare hoax, the product of prominent forger William Henry Ireland. Its first and only...
(1796).
Works
- Heroic epistle from Serjeant Bradshaw to John DunningJohn DunningJohn Dunning may refer to:* John Dunning , American writer of detective fiction* John Dunning * John Harry Dunning , British economist* John Dunning , American film editor...
. 1780. - Considerations on the law of insolvency. 1783.
- A letter to the Earl of Effingham. 1783.
- Address to the country gentlemen of England. 1789.
- Letters on the Spanish aggression at Nootka. 1790.
- Narrative of the negotiation between France and Spain in 1790. 1790.
- Alfred's letters: a review of the political state of Europe. 1792.
- The birth and triumph of love. 1796.
- Richard the first: a poem in eighteen books. 2 vols, 1801.
- The exodiad [with Richard CumberlandRichard CumberlandRichard Cumberland may refer to:* Richard Cumberland , bishop, philosopher* Richard Cumberland , civil servant, dramatist...
]. 1807, 1808. - Riches, or the wife and brother: a play. 1810.
- Songs, duets, etc. in Tricks upon travellers, a comic opera. 1810.
- Dramas. 2 vols, 1817.
- The dragon knight: a poem in twelve cantos. 1818.
- Reasons in favour of a new translation of the holy scriptures. 1819.
- An inquiry into the procrastination attributed to the House of Lords. 1824.
- Selections from the letters and correspondence, ed. Hutton. 1885.
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Sir James Bland Lamb, 1st Baronet (8 June 1752 – 13 October 1824), born James Burges and known as Sir James Burges, Bt, between 1795 and 1821, was a British author, barrister and Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
.
Background and education
Born James Burges, he was the only son of George Burges and Anne Whichnour Somerville, daughter of James Somerville, 13th Lord Somerville. He went to Westminster SchoolWestminster School
The Royal College of St. Peter in Westminster, almost always known as Westminster School, is one of Britain's leading independent schools, with the highest Oxford and Cambridge acceptance rate of any secondary school or college in Britain...
and then entered University College, Oxford
University College, Oxford
.University College , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2009 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £110m...
in 1770 before studying law at Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records beyond...
in 1773.
Political career
Burges first served in Parliament as Member of ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Helston
Helston (UK Parliament constituency)
Helston, sometimes known as Helleston, was a parliamentary borough centred on the small town of Helston in Cornwall.Using the bloc vote system of election, it returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then to House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and...
from 1787 to 1790). He then served as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
|The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has been a junior position in the British government since 1782, subordinate to both the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and since 1945 also to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs...
between 1789 and 1795 before becoming a Baronet and Knight Marshal
Knight Marshal
The Knight Marshal is a former office in the British Royal Household established by King Henry III in 1236. The position later became a Deputy to the Earl Marshal from the reign of Henry VIII until the office was abolished in 1846 ....
of his majesty's household (1795) where he played an important role in the coronation of George IV
George IV of the United Kingdom
George IV was the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and also of Hanover from the death of his father, George III, on 29 January 1820 until his own death ten years later...
. He was well established; being a friend of William Cumberland and John Graves Simcoe
John Graves Simcoe
John Graves Simcoe was a British army officer and the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada from 1791–1796. Then frontier, this was modern-day southern Ontario and the watersheds of Georgian Bay and Lake Superior...
; and a patron of Thomas Dermody
Thomas Dermody
Thomas Dermody , poet, born in Ennis, showed great capacity for learning, but fell into idle and dissipated habits, and threw away his opportunities. He published two books of poems, which after his death were collected as The Harp of Erin...
. He was connected by marriage to Lord Byron. He wrote music for Ode to the Passions by William Collins
William Collins
William Collins may refer to:* William Collins , Bishop of Gibraltar in the Church of England* William Collins , English poet* William Collins , English landscape artist...
and wrote the prologue to Vortigern and Rowena
Vortigern and Rowena
Vortigern and Rowena, or Vortigern, an Historical Play is a play that was touted as a newly discovered work by William Shakespeare when it first appeared in 1796. It was eventually revealed to be a Shakespeare hoax, the product of prominent forger William Henry Ireland. Its first and only...
(1796).
Works
- Heroic epistle from Serjeant Bradshaw to John DunningJohn DunningJohn Dunning may refer to:* John Dunning , American writer of detective fiction* John Dunning * John Harry Dunning , British economist* John Dunning , American film editor...
. 1780. - Considerations on the law of insolvency. 1783.
- A letter to the Earl of Effingham. 1783.
- Address to the country gentlemen of England. 1789.
- Letters on the Spanish aggression at Nootka. 1790.
- Narrative of the negotiation between France and Spain in 1790. 1790.
- Alfred's letters: a review of the political state of Europe. 1792.
- The birth and triumph of love. 1796.
- Richard the first: a poem in eighteen books. 2 vols, 1801.
- The exodiad [with Richard CumberlandRichard CumberlandRichard Cumberland may refer to:* Richard Cumberland , bishop, philosopher* Richard Cumberland , civil servant, dramatist...
]. 1807, 1808. - Riches, or the wife and brother: a play. 1810.
- Songs, duets, etc. in Tricks upon travellers, a comic opera. 1810.
- Dramas. 2 vols, 1817.
- The dragon knight: a poem in twelve cantos. 1818.
- Reasons in favour of a new translation of the holy scriptures. 1819.
- An inquiry into the procrastination attributed to the House of Lords. 1824.
- Selections from the letters and correspondence, ed. Hutton. 1885.
External links
Sir James Bland Lamb, 1st Baronet (8 June 1752 – 13 October 1824), born James Burges and known as Sir James Burges, Bt, between 1795 and 1821, was a British author, barrister and Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
.
Background and education
Born James Burges, he was the only son of George Burges and Anne Whichnour Somerville, daughter of James Somerville, 13th Lord Somerville. He went to Westminster SchoolWestminster School
The Royal College of St. Peter in Westminster, almost always known as Westminster School, is one of Britain's leading independent schools, with the highest Oxford and Cambridge acceptance rate of any secondary school or college in Britain...
and then entered University College, Oxford
University College, Oxford
.University College , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2009 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £110m...
in 1770 before studying law at Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records beyond...
in 1773.
Political career
Burges first served in Parliament as Member of ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Helston
Helston (UK Parliament constituency)
Helston, sometimes known as Helleston, was a parliamentary borough centred on the small town of Helston in Cornwall.Using the bloc vote system of election, it returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then to House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and...
from 1787 to 1790). He then served as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
|The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has been a junior position in the British government since 1782, subordinate to both the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and since 1945 also to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs...
between 1789 and 1795 before becoming a Baronet and Knight Marshal
Knight Marshal
The Knight Marshal is a former office in the British Royal Household established by King Henry III in 1236. The position later became a Deputy to the Earl Marshal from the reign of Henry VIII until the office was abolished in 1846 ....
of his majesty's household (1795) where he played an important role in the coronation of George IV
George IV of the United Kingdom
George IV was the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and also of Hanover from the death of his father, George III, on 29 January 1820 until his own death ten years later...
. He was well established; being a friend of William Cumberland and John Graves Simcoe
John Graves Simcoe
John Graves Simcoe was a British army officer and the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada from 1791–1796. Then frontier, this was modern-day southern Ontario and the watersheds of Georgian Bay and Lake Superior...
; and a patron of Thomas Dermody
Thomas Dermody
Thomas Dermody , poet, born in Ennis, showed great capacity for learning, but fell into idle and dissipated habits, and threw away his opportunities. He published two books of poems, which after his death were collected as The Harp of Erin...
. He was connected by marriage to Lord Byron. He wrote music for Ode to the Passions by William Collins
William Collins
William Collins may refer to:* William Collins , Bishop of Gibraltar in the Church of England* William Collins , English poet* William Collins , English landscape artist...
and wrote the prologue to Vortigern and Rowena
Vortigern and Rowena
Vortigern and Rowena, or Vortigern, an Historical Play is a play that was touted as a newly discovered work by William Shakespeare when it first appeared in 1796. It was eventually revealed to be a Shakespeare hoax, the product of prominent forger William Henry Ireland. Its first and only...
(1796).
Works
- Heroic epistle from Serjeant Bradshaw to John DunningJohn DunningJohn Dunning may refer to:* John Dunning , American writer of detective fiction* John Dunning * John Harry Dunning , British economist* John Dunning , American film editor...
. 1780. - Considerations on the law of insolvency. 1783.
- A letter to the Earl of Effingham. 1783.
- Address to the country gentlemen of England. 1789.
- Letters on the Spanish aggression at Nootka. 1790.
- Narrative of the negotiation between France and Spain in 1790. 1790.
- Alfred's letters: a review of the political state of Europe. 1792.
- The birth and triumph of love. 1796.
- Richard the first: a poem in eighteen books. 2 vols, 1801.
- The exodiad [with Richard CumberlandRichard CumberlandRichard Cumberland may refer to:* Richard Cumberland , bishop, philosopher* Richard Cumberland , civil servant, dramatist...
]. 1807, 1808. - Riches, or the wife and brother: a play. 1810.
- Songs, duets, etc. in Tricks upon travellers, a comic opera. 1810.
- Dramas. 2 vols, 1817.
- The dragon knight: a poem in twelve cantos. 1818.
- Reasons in favour of a new translation of the holy scriptures. 1819.
- An inquiry into the procrastination attributed to the House of Lords. 1824.
- Selections from the letters and correspondence, ed. Hutton. 1885.