George Stovin Venables (1810–1888), born in Wales, was a journalist and a barrister at the English bar.
His father was Richard Venables, vicar of Nantmel and then archdeacon of Carmarthen. [1] He was educated at Eton College, Charterhouse School, and Jesus College, Cambridge. [2] At Cambridge, he won the Chancellor's Gold Medal for poetry in 1831, [3] and was a Cambridge Apostle from 1832. [4] He became a Fellow of Jesus College.
He was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple in 1836, and was in practice for over 40 years. He also wrote much journalism from the mid-1850s, as a leader writer for The Times and the Saturday Review . [5]
His literary connections included time at Charterhouse with William Makepeace Thackeray (they fought); the character George Warrington in Pendennis is said to be based on Venables. [5] [6] A friendship with Alfred, Lord Tennyson arose from Cambridge days. [7] He wrote an anonymous book of verse Joint Compositions (1848) with Henry Lushington. He was an early and favourable reviewer of Thomas Carlyle, another friend. [8]
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson was an English poet. He was the Poet Laureate during much of Queen Victoria's reign. In 1829, Tennyson was awarded the Chancellor's Gold Medal at Cambridge for one of his first pieces, "Timbuktu". He published his first solo collection of poems, Poems, Chiefly Lyrical, in 1830. "Claribel" and "Mariana", which remain some of Tennyson's most celebrated poems, were included in this volume. Although described by some critics as overly sentimental, his verse soon proved popular and brought Tennyson to the attention of well-known writers of the day, including Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Tennyson's early poetry, with its medievalism and powerful visual imagery, was a major influence on the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
Sir Henry Thomas De la Beche KCB, FRS was an English geologist and palaeontologist, the first director of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, who helped pioneer early geological survey methods. He was the first President of the Palaeontographical Society.
Elizabeth Amy Dillwyn was a Welsh novelist, businesswoman, and social benefactor. She was one of the first female industrialists in Britain.
William Branwhite Clarke, FRS was an English geologist and clergyman, active in Australia.
John Dillwyn Llewelyn FRS FRAS was a Welsh botanist and pioneer photographer.
The Court of Appeal in Chancery was created in 1851 to hear appeals of decisions and decrees made in the Chancery Court. The appeals in the court were heard by the Lord Chancellor alone, or as a tripartite panel. Cases here could be further appealed to the House of Lords.
Lewis Weston Dillwyn, FRS was a British porcelain manufacturer, naturalist and Whig Member of Parliament (MP).
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1882 to Wales and its people.
The Chancellor's Gold Medal is a prestigious annual award at Cambridge University for poetry, paralleling Oxford University's Newdigate Prize. It was first presented by Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh during his time as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. In the mid 19th century, the topic for each year was sent out at the end of Michaelmas Term, with a requirement that entries were submitted by 31 March of the following year. A second requirement is and has been that poems must be submitted anonymously. Over the last few decades the system of set topics has been abandoned.
Henry Lushington (1812–1855) was an English colonial administrator, chief secretary to the government of Malta. He was a Cambridge Apostle.
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1817 to Wales and its people.
George Henry Law was the Bishop of Chester (1812) and then, from 1824, Bishop of Bath and Wells.
Robert William Victor Gittings CBE, was an English writer, biographer, BBC Radio producer, playwright and poet. In 1978, he was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for The Older Hardy.
John Fisher was a Church of England bishop, serving as Bishop of Exeter, then Bishop of Salisbury.
Lewis Llewelyn Dillwyn was a Welsh industrialist and Liberal politician who served as MP for Swansea for 37 years.
The Dictionary of Welsh Biography (DWB) is a biographical dictionary of Welsh people who have made a significant contribution to Welsh life over seventeen centuries. It was first published in 1959, and is now maintained as a free online resource.
William Dillwyn was a British American-born Quaker of Welsh descent, active in the abolitionist movement in colonial America and after 1774, Great Britain. He was one of the twelve committee members of the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade when it was formed in 1787.
Samuel Berdmore D.D. (1739–1802) was an English cleric, schoolmaster, and author, master of Charterhouse School from 1769.