41. William Beckford: Free Web Books, Online Biographical note. Miscellaneous writer, only son of William B., Lord Mayor of London, the associate and supporter of John Wilkes, inherited at the age of 9 an enormous fortune. http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/b/beckford/william/

The University of Adelaide Library eBooks Help ... Contact us William Beckford, 1760-1844 Portrait of William Beckford by George Romney Biographical note Miscellaneous writer, only son of William B., Lord Mayor of London, the associate and supporter of John Wilkes, inherited at the age of 9 an enormous fortune. In these circumstances he grew up wayward and extravagant, showing, however, a strong bent towards literature. His education was entrusted to a private tutor, with whom he travelled extensively on the Continent. At the age of 22 he produced his oriental romance, Vathek c. 1781), written originally in French and, as he was accustomed to boast, at a single sitting of three days and two nights. There is reason, however, to believe that this was a flight of imagination. It is an impressive work, full of fantastic and magnificent conceptions, rising occasionally to sublimity. His other principal writings are Memoirs of Extraordinary Painters [1780], a satirical work, and Letters from Italy with Sketches of Spain and Portugal [1835], full of brilliant descriptions of scenes and manners. B.’s fame, however, rests nearly as much upon his eccentric extravagances as a builder and collector as upon his literary efforts. In carrying out these he managed to dissipate his fortune of £100,000 a year, only £80,000 of his capital remaining at his death. He sat in parliament for various constituencies, and one of his two daughter became Duchess of Hamilton.

42. Appletons' Cyclopædia Of American Biography/Beckford, William - Wikisource BECKFORD, William, West Indian planter, b. in Jamaica in December, 1709; d. in London, 21 June, 1770. After receiving his education in England, he fell heir to large http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Appletons'_Cyclopædia_of_American_Biography/Beckf

43. Beckford, William Beckford, William (baptized Dec. 19, 1709, Jamaica, British West IndiesJune 21, 1770, London, Eng.), gentleman merchant, member of Parliament, and lord mayor of London (1762 http://www.uv.es/EBRIT/micro/micro_59_5.html

Britannica CD Index Articles Dictionary Help Beckford, William (baptized Dec. 19, 1709, Jamaica, British West IndiesJune 21, 1770, London, Eng.), gentleman merchant, member of Parliament, and lord mayor of London (1762-63, 1769-70) who was particularly noted as a pioneer of the radical movement. Beckford was reared in Jamaica, first arriving in England (to complete his schooling) at the age of 14. Upon the death of his elder brother Peter, who died unmarried, he inherited the considerable wealth that had accrued from Jamaican sugar plantations over several generations. Elected to Parliament for Shaftesbury in 1747, Beckford became alderman of Billingsgate in 1752 and represented the City of London in Parliament from 1754 until his death. From 1756 he developed a close political connection with William Pitt the Elder, and, through him, important popular city interests, hitherto usually in opposition, were for the first time allied with the government. These interests resented the retirement of Pitt and the terms of the Peace of Paris, and in 1763 Beckford gave strong support to outspoken journalist John Wilkes . In 1761 Beckford had begun criticizing the system of parliamentary representation, and during the crisis of 1769 over Wilkes and the Middlesex election Beckford urged the abolition of pocket boroughs (election districts that were "in the pocket" of one family or person). While Wilkes won popularity for the Wilkite movement, it was Beckford who inspired its leaders and provided a program of reformshorter Parliaments and a wider franchise.

44. Boys, Buildings And Beckford; William Beckford. By Timothy Mowl (John Murray, Po Free Article Boys, buildings and Beckford; William Beckford. By Timothy Mowl (John Murray, pounds 22). Reviewed by Richard Edmonds. find The Birmingham Post (England) articles http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60771409.html

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46. Beckford, William | Eighteenth-Century Book Tracker Author(s) Title Imprint Year Bibliographical Reference Note ; Beckford, William Vathek Paris Chez Poin ot, Libraire, rue de la Harpe, pr s Saint http://nutmeg.easternct.edu/~pauleyb/c18booktracker/taxonomy/term/238

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