b. 21 August 1810. d. 8 June 1888. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet, civil servant, and professor. Pseudonym: “F. H. D.” Alternative signature: “F.
H. Doyle.” Educated at Christ Church, Oxford. Elected a Fellow of All Souls in 1835.
Called to the bar on 17 November 1837. Succeeded to the baronetcy on 6 November 1839.
Married Sydney Wynn on 12 December 1844. Professor of Poetry at Oxford from 1867 to
1877. Poetry volumes include *Miscellaneous Verses* (1834), and *The Return of the
Guards* (1866). Biographical information: *ODNB*. (KF, JS)