Mary Alcock | |
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Born | Mary Cumberland c. 1742 Stanwick, Northamptonshire |
Died | 1798, 57 yrs. Northamptonshire |
Occupation | writer |
Notable work | Poems … by the Late Mrs Mary Alcock Ed. Joanna Hughes (London: C. Dilly, 1799) |
Spouse | Alexander Alcock |
Relatives | Joanna Bentley (1704/5–1775) (mother); Denison Cumberland (1705/6–1774) (father); Richard Bentley (grandfather); Richard Cumberland (brother) |
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Mary Alcock (née Cumberland, c. 1742 – 1798) was an English poet, essayist, and philanthropist. She was part of Lady Anne Miller's literary circle in Bath.