Williams, Sir Charles Hanbury
- Williams, Sir Charles Hanbury
(1708-1759)
Diplomatist and satirist, s. of John Hanbury, a Welsh ironmaster, assumed the name of Williams on succeeding to an estate, entered Parliament as a supporter of Walpole, held many diplomatic posts, and was a brilliant wit with a great contemporary reputation for lively and biting satires and lampoons.
Short biographical dictionary of English literature .
John W. Cousin.
2011.
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