BYRON-A-GRAM

BYRON-A-GRAM

1. Born 1788; died 1824 (age 36)

2. Attended Harrow and Cambridge.

3. Member of Liberal Whig Party - defended the rights of the disadvantaged/working class

   • He was an English romantic poet - a leading figure of the romantic movement in Literature

4. Notorious for his sexual escapades - had sexual encounters with both men and woman.

5. Lived a life of debauchery, gambling and drinking.

   • Had numerous affairs - Lady Caroline Lamb; Lady Oxford and Lady Frances Wedderburn Wester
     • Married Anabella Milbankein 1815
       • Had a daughter with Milbanke called augusta Ada
       • Separated from Milbanke in 1816

6. Aristocrat

   • Freethinker
   • Championed liberty