John Gregory (poet)

John Gregory
Born14 July 1831
Bideford, Devon
Died20 May 1922(1922-05-20) (aged 90)
Bristol
Resting placeGreenbank Cemetery, Bristol
Occupation(s)Shoemaker, poet, trade unionist, peace activist
SpouseAnn Arman (m. 1856)
ChildrenSir Richard Gregory, 1st Baronet

John Gregory (14 July 1831[1] – 20 May 1922)[2] was a shoemaker, poet, peace activist and trade unionist,[3] sometimes referred to as 'the poet-shoemaker of Bristol' or the 'poet cobbler'.[1][4][5] He has been called "a pioneering figure in the development of an independent working-class movement in Bristol".[6]

  1. ^ a b Wright, W.H.K. (1896). West-Country Poets: Their Lives and Works. London: Elliot Stock. pp. 211–214.
  2. ^ "A Bristol Poet: Death of Mr John Gregory". Western Daily Press. 23 May 1922. p. 3.
  3. ^ "John Gregory, Radical Poet". Bristol Radical History Group. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  4. ^ Stratton, Frederick John Marrian (1953-11-01). "Richard Arman Gregory, 1864-1952". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 8 (22): 410–417. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1953.0007.
  5. ^ "Deaths". Clifton and Redland Free Press. 25 May 1922. p. 2.
  6. ^ Goodridge, John (2022-03-10). "'O Bristol, be worthy of your worthiest sons': John Gregory, St Mary Redcliffe and the Memorialisation of Thomas Chatterton". doi:10.17613/mz49-kr14. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)