b. 31 March 1800. d. 1 August 1883. Nationality: English.
Poet, editor, lawyer, and book collector. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Contributed
to *Blackwood’s Magazine*, *Retrospective Review*, and *Notes and Queries*. Editor
of *The Diary and Correspondence of Dr John Worthington* (1847–1886). President of
the Chetham Society (1847-1883) and the Athenaeum (1847-1850). Elected fellow of the
Society of Antiquaries in 1852. Close friends with William Harrison Ainsworth. Acquainted
with Charles Lamb. Biographical information: *ODNB*. (CC)