William Hazlitt (Unitarian minister)

This article is about William Hazlitt (1737–1820), a Unitarian minister and author. For other persons named Hazlitt, see Hazlitt (name).

William Hazlitt
The Reverend William Hazlitt, from a miniature portrait by his son John
The Reverend William Hazlitt, from a miniature portrait by his son John
Born(1737-04-18)18 April 1737
Shronell, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died20 July 1820(1820-07-20) (aged 83)
Crediton, Devon, England
Resting placeCrediton Parish Church
OccupationUnitarian minister
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
SpouseGrace Loftus (1746 – 1837)
ChildrenJohn, Margaret, William[1]
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William Hazlitt (18 April 1737 – 16 July 1820) was a Unitarian minister and author, and the father of the Romantic essayist and social commentator of the same name.[2] He was an important figure in eighteenth-century English and American Unitarianism, and had a major influence on his son's work.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ Wardle 1971, pp. 4, 5.
  2. ^ a b Wu 2007.
  3. ^ Burley 2009, pp. 259, 273–5.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wu 2006 222 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Burley 2010, p. 275.