Topham Beauclerk

Topham Beauclerk
Half-length portrait of a young man wearing a blue coat
Portrait of Beauclerk, by Francis Cotes (1756)[1]
Born(1739-12-22)22 December 1739
Died11 March 1780(1780-03-11) (aged 40)
NationalityBritish
Alma materTrinity College, Oxford
Spouse
(m. 1768)
Children4, including
Elizabeth Herbert, Countess of Pembroke
Charles George Beauclerk
Parents
RelativesRobert Herbert, 12th Earl of Pembroke (grandson)
Aubrey Beauclerk (grandson)

Topham Beauclerk (/bˈklɛər/ boh-KLAIR; 22 December 1739 – 11 March 1780) was a celebrated English wit and a friend of Samuel Johnson and Horace Walpole.

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  2. ^ Noy (2016), p.2