LORD BYRON and his TIMES
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| NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Tierney, George, 1761-1830 NRA: Tierney George (1761-1830) Statesman DNB: Tierney, George (1761-1830), politician LBT ID: GeTiern1830 VIAF ID: 40944865 LOC ID: n88256042 | B/BAP: 1761-03-20 DIED: 1830-01-25 |
| SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File | |
Whig MP and opposition leader whose political pragmatism made him suspect in the eyes of
his party; he fought a bloodless duel with Pitt in 1798. He is the “Friend of Humanity” in
Canning and Frere's “The Needy Knife-Grinder.” | |
