William Whitehead | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:William_Whitehead_by_Benjamin_Wilson_(crop).jpg) A portrait of Whitehead by artist Benjamin Wilson. | |
| Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom | |
| In office 19 December 1757 – 14 April 1785 | |
| Monarch | George II |
| Preceded by | Colley Cibber |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Warton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | baptized 12 February 1715 Cambridge, England |
| Died | 14 April 1785 (aged 70) Berkeley Square, London |
| Resting place | Grosvenor Chapel |
| Education | Winchester College (1735) Clare College, Cambridge BA (1739); MA (1743) |
| Occupation | Poet, Playwright |
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William Whitehead (baptized 12 February 1715 – 14 April 1785) was an English poet and playwright. He became Poet Laureate in December 1757 after Thomas Gray declined the position.[1]