John Adolphus

(1768-1845)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Adolphus, John, 1768-1845 DNB: Adolphus, John (1768-1845), barrister and historian LBT ID: JoAdolp1845 VIAF ID: 5026911 LOC ID: n84204425	B/BAP: 1768-08-07 DIED: 1845-07-16
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English barrister; he was author of History of England from the Accession of George III to the Conclusion of Peace in 1783 (1802). He was a political associate of Henry Addington and a writer for the British Critic.
REFERENCES TO John Adolphus: Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852, Letters and Journals of Lord Byron 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1830) Life of Byron: 1807 Found 1: ¶ 23 Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson), 1794-1854, Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. 7 vols (Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1837) Chapter IV 1828 Found 1: ¶ 15 Jerdan, William, 1782-1869, The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53) Ch. 4: Amusements Found 1: ¶ n3