William Tooke

(1777-1863)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Tooke, William, 1777-1863 NRA: Tooke William (1777-1863) Solicitor MP Educationist DNB: Tooke, William (1777-1863), lawyer and promoter of arts and literature LBT ID: WiTooke1863 VIAF ID: 48784018 LOC ID: no89016335	B/BAP: 1777-11-22 DIED: 1863-09-20
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
Son of the Russian historian of the same name; a London solicitor, he was a founder of University College, London, active in the Royal Society for Literature, and MP for Truro (1832-37). He contributed to the New Monthly Magazine and Gentleman's Magazine. Charles Knight described him as “kind-hearted man of moderate abilities—somewhat fussy.”
REFERENCES TO William Tooke: Jerdan, William, 1782-1869, The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53) Ch. 11: The R.S.L. Found 2: ¶ 1 ¶ 28 Ch. 3: Fresh Start Found 1: ¶ 4 Ch. 19: Club Law Found 1: ¶ 2 The Literary Fund Found 1: ¶ 4 Charles Knight, Passages of a Working Life during Half a Century: with a Prelude of Early Reminiscences 3 vols (London: Bradbury and Evans, 1864-1865) Chapter VI Found 1: ¶ 9 Chapter VI Found 2: ¶ 3 ¶ 5 Chapter IX Found 1: ¶ 9