Thomas Newburgh
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Thomas Newburgh
(c.1695–1779) was an Irish poet.
He was the son of Brockhill Newburgh
, chairman of the board of linen manufacturers, who owned property at Ballyhaise
, co. Cavan. Amongst his works was a miscellaneous collection, Essays, Poetical, Moral, &c., 1769, sometimes appearing in bibliographic records as the work of his father. Newburgh attended Oxford University, but returned to his family's estate in Ireland. Newburgh's poetry included descriptions of buildings and monuments, unusual for the period, such as the lines on a walk at St Stephen's Green.
Thomas Newburgh
Thomas Newburgh was an Irish poet.He was the son of Brockhill Newburgh, chairman of the board of linen manufacturers, who owned property at Ballyhaise, co. Cavan. Amongst his works was a miscellaneous collection, Essays, Poetical, Moral, &c., 1769, sometimes appearing in bibliographic records as...
(c.1695–1779) was an Irish poet.
He was the son of Brockhill Newburgh
Brockhill Newburgh
Colonel Brockhill Newburgh was an Irish politician.He was the grandson of Brockhill Taylor, who had represented Cavan Borough in the Irish House of Commons. From 1715 until 1727, Newburgh sat as Member of Parliament for Cavan County.He was chairman of the Linen Board...
, chairman of the board of linen manufacturers, who owned property at Ballyhaise
Ballyhaise
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, co. Cavan. Amongst his works was a miscellaneous collection, Essays, Poetical, Moral, &c., 1769, sometimes appearing in bibliographic records as the work of his father. Newburgh attended Oxford University, but returned to his family's estate in Ireland. Newburgh's poetry included descriptions of buildings and monuments, unusual for the period, such as the lines on a walk at St Stephen's Green.