John Mitford

(1781-1859)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Mitford, John, 1781-1859 NRA: Mitford John (1781-1859) Anglican Clergyman Literary Historian Gardener DNB: Mitford, John (1781-1859), literary scholar and Church of England clergyman LBT ID: JoMitfo1859 VIAF ID: 27838479 LOC ID: no98133239	B/BAP: 1781-08-13 DIED: 1859-04-26
SOURCES: DNB; Prance, Companion to Charles Lamb (1983); Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
Educated at Oriel College, Oxford, he was rector of Benhall in Suffolk, a friend of Charles Lamb and Samuel Rogers. He was a book collector and editor of the Gentleman's Magazine (1834-50).
WRITINGS IN THE ARCHIVE: “Lady Blessington's Conversations of Lord Byron” in The Gentleman’s Magazine NS 1 (April 1834) 347-58 “Lady Blessington's Conversations of Lord Byron” in The Gentleman’s Magazine NS 1 (June 1834) 583-93