George Drought Warburton
George Drought Warburton (1816–1857) was an Irish soldier, politician and writer on Canada.
Life
The third son of George Warburton of
In 1837 Warburton was sent with a detachment of the royal artillery to assist the
In November 1854 Warburton retired from the army as major on full pay, and resided at Henley House, Frant, Sussex. On 28 March 1857 he was elected by a large majority as an independent liberal member for Harwich. Apparently subject to pains, he shot himself through the head at Henley House on 23 October 1857, aged 41. He was buried at Iffley, near Oxford.[1]
Works
Warburton wrote a description of the dominion of Canada, under its ancient vernacular name, as Hochelaga; or England in the New World (1846). The work was published anonymously, in two volumes, as "edited by Eliot Warburton", and the fifth edition, revised, came out in 1854. It was also printed in New York, although the part on the United States was uncomplimentary. He wrote also:[1]
- The Conquest of Canada (1850), anonymous, in two volumes. This passed through three British editions in England, and was issued at New York in 1850.
- Memoir of Charles Mordaunt, Earl of Peterborough and Monmouth, by the author of "Hochelaga" (1853), 2 vols.
Family
Warburton married at St. George's, Hanover Square, on 1 June 1853, Elizabeth Augusta Bateman-Hanbury, third daughter of
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Lee, Sidney, ed. (1899). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 59. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
External links
- Works by George Drought Warburton at Project Gutenberg
- Halpenny, Francess G, ed. (1985). "Warburton, George Drought". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. VIII (1851–1860) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1899). "Warburton, George Drought". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 59. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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