R. A. B.Alternative signature:
R. Benson.and Educated at Christ Church College, Oxford. Called to the bar and the Inner Temple in 1854 and practiced in the Oxford Circuit. Magistrate at the Southwark police court (1867-1879). Recorder of Shrewsbury, Shropshire (1866-1879). Married Henrietta Selina Cockerell on 7 August 1860. Seems to have been asexual, and details emotionally intimate homosexual relationships in his diaries. Biographical information: Curran Index; Foster, Men-at-the-Bar, p. 33; The Solicitor’s Journal and Reporter, Volume 30, 1886, p. 341; ODNB (CC, BGL)
| Poem title | Date | Periodical | Roles | id # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Night and Morning | 1859-07-09 | Once a Week | Poet | 198 |
| The Belle of the Season | 1859-08-20 | Once a Week | Poet | 208 |
| Two Partings | 1859-09-17 | Once a Week | Poet | 216 |
| Young Nimrod’s First Love. July | 1859-11-19 | Once a Week | Poet | 237 |
| A Lost Love | 1859-12-03 | Once a Week | Poet | 242 |
| Bought and Sold | 1859-12-10 | Once a Week | Poet | 243 |
| An Evening Voice | 1860-03-03 | Once a Week | Poet | 261 |
| Only for Something to Say | 1860-04-14 | Once a Week | Poet | 266 |
| Her Bridal | 1860-06-09 | Once a Week | Poet | 272 |
| Amata | 1860-10-20 | Once a Week | Poet | 297 |
| Aux Bien-Amiées | 1861-02-09 | Once a Week | Poet | 431 |
| Charade | 1863-02-28 | Once a Week | Poet | 466 |
| A Celibate Consoled. “Ex Fumo” | 1863-05-02 | Once a Week | Poet | 481 |
| Answer to Charade in No. CXCII | 1863-05-16 | Once a Week | Poet | 486 |
| The Stalking-Horse. In Three Fyttes | 1864-05-07 | Once a Week | Poet | 582 |
| Memories | 1865-01-14 | Once a Week | Poet | 727 |