William White (1807 – 11 February 1882), was a 19th-century British pamphleteer and parliamentary sketch writer.
William White | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1807 |
| Died | 11 February 1882 (aged 74–75) Carshalton, Surrey, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Bedford School |
| Occupation(s) | Pamphleteer and Parliamentary sketch writer |
Biography
editThe character of Zachariah Coleman in Hale White’s The Revolution in Tanner’s Lane, published in 1887, "is a tribute to William White... [Zachariah Coleman's] love of Byron, and his admiration for Cobbett, came from William White."[1][2][3]
William White died in Carshalton, Surrey, on 11 February 1882.[4]
References
edit- ^ E. J. Feuchtwanger (2004). "White, William (1807–1882)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- ^ Valentine Cunningham, Everywhere Spoken Against: Dissent in the Victorian Novel, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1976, pp. 272-273.
- ^ William White, The Inner Life of the House of Commons, edited with a preface by Justin McCarthy, MP, London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1897.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Obituary, The Times, 6 March 1882, p. 7.
