b. 23 May 1799. d. 3 May 1845. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet, illustrator, editor, and humorist. Son of Thomas Hood, a bookseller and publisher,
and Elizabeth Sands, who came from a well-known family of London engravers. Sub-editor
of the *London Magazine*, and editor of *New Monthly Magazine*. Closely involved with
many periodicals, and wrote and illustrated *Comic Annuals* (1830-1839) and *Hood’s
Magazine* (1844-1845). Married Jane Reynolds, the sister of his close friend John
Hamilton Reynolds, on 5 May 1825. Their son, Tom Hood, was a poet and a playwright.
Poetry volumes include *Odes and Addresses to Great People* (1825) written with John
Reynolds, and *The Plea of the Midsummer Fairies* (1827). Biographical information:
*ODNB*. (SP, JS)