Jeffrey, Francis Jeffrey, Lord, 1773-1850

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Lord Jeffrey was educated at Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Oxford, became a lawyer and was M.P. for Edinburgh. He was a literary critic and with Sydney Smith and Henry Brougham founded the Edinburgh review, 1802, and was its editor for the next twenty-five years.

From the description of F. Jeffrey letter to My dear Malthus, between 1805 and 1834? (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 64190488

Jeffrey founded the Edinburgh Review in 1802 with Brougham and Sydney Smith, and served as its editor from 1803-1829. He was Judge of Court of Session from 1834-1850.

From the description of Correspondence of Francis Jeffrey, 1801-1848. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234339375

Born in Edinburgh and helped establish and edited the Edinburgh Review; supported the Whig party and introduced the Scottish Reform Bill into Parliament.

From the description of Letters, 1814-1848? (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122464419

Francis, Lord Jeffrey (1773-1850), Scottish jurist, politician, and literary critic who co-founded and edited the Edinburgh Review (1802-1829). He was appointed Lord Advocate in 1830 and was named a judge of the Court of Sessions in 1834.

From the description of Scotch law, 1792. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702179901

Scottish writer and judge.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Edinburgh], to Catherine Dickens, [1843] Apr. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270490465

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creatorOf Jeffrey, Francis Jeffrey, Lord, 1773-1850,. Copy of letter (fragment) from Lord Jeffrey, Edinburgh, to Lady Gifford, ca. 1836 [manuscript], ca. 1839. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Boswell's Life of Johnson : including Boswell's Journal of a tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of a journey into North Wales, edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1464-1897 (inclusive), 1724-1874 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Jeffrey, Francis Jeffrey, Lord, 1773-1850. Scotch law, 1792. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Jeffrey, Francis, Jeffrey, Lord, 1773-1850. Autograph letter signed : [London?], to Mr. Colquhoun, [no year] Nov. 26. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Jeffrey, Francis, Lord, 1773-1850. Autograph letter signed : Clarges St., to Geo. Lamb, 1832 May 3. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834. Samuel Taylor Coleridge collection of papers, 1791-1894 bulk (1798-1838). New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Henry Oscar Houghton additional papers, 1836-1977. Houghton Library
referencedIn Craig, James T. Gibson (James Thomson Gibson), 1799-1886. Letter: [1850?], 24 York Place [Edinburgh], to David Laing / J. T. Gibson Craig. University of Edinburgh - Main Library, Edinburgh University Library
creatorOf Jeffrey, Francis, Jeffrey, Lord, 1773-1850. Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh and [n.p.], to unidentified recipients, [no year], "Tuesday 29th", [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Jeffrey, Francis, Lord, 1773-1850. Autograph legal document signed "F. J.", 1816. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Johnsonian Miscellanies, extra-illustrated, 1538-1900 (inclusive);, 1738-1866 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Buchanan, David, 1779-1848,. Autograph letters signed from David Buchanan to Charles John Kean [manuscript], 1836-1858. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986,. Literary and historical letters and documents, [ca. 1661]-1976. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Neal, John, 1793-1876. Papers, 1803-1880 Houghton Library
creatorOf Jeffrey, Francis, Jeffrey, Lord, 1773-1850. Autograph letter signed : Wimbledon, to Rev. Bancroft, 1831 Nov. 29. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Jeffrey, Francis, Jeffrey, Lord, 1773-1850. Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to James, 1830 Nov. 29. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Louis Arthur Holman collection of Keats iconography and related papers, 1752-1963. Houghton Library
creatorOf Jeffrey, Francis, Lord, 1773-1850. Autograph letter signed : 13 Clarges St., to Mrs. Marryat, 1832 Jan. 18. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Samuel Taylor Coleridge collection of papers, 1791-1894, 1798-1838 The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.
creatorOf Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859. Leigh Hunt manuscript material : 327 items, 1801-1859 New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn HORNER, Francis, 1778-1817, Politician, 1795-1817 British library of political and economic science
referencedIn Song sheets concerning Scottish politics [scrapbook] 1806-1900?. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn English literature mss., 1801-1850 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn Letters and material relating to Thomas Campbell (1777-1844), the Poet, 1834 Edinburgh University Library
creatorOf Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859. Letter, 1816 Oct. 11 : Hampstead, to Francis Jeffrey. Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library
creatorOf Jeffrey, Francis, Lord, 1773-1850. Autograph letter signed, Saturday [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Jeffrey, Francis Jeffrey, Lord, 1773-1850. Letter to James Bridges : ALS, 1832 Aug. 23. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859. Letter, 1817 Dec. 15 : London, to Francis Jeffrey, Edinburgh. Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library
creatorOf Jeffrey, Francis Jeffrey, Lord, 1773-1850. F. Jeffrey letter to My dear Malthus, between 1805 and 1834? Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Jeffrey, Francis Jeffrey, Lord, 1773-1850. Letter : to Mrs. Dunlop, [18--]. Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library
creatorOf Jeffrey, Francis, Lord, 1773-1850. Autograph letter signed : Charles St., to Dr. Petersen?, 1833 May 4. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Talfourd, Thomas Noon, Sir, 1795-1854. Letter, 1836. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Jeffrey, Francis, Jeffrey, Lord, 1773-1850. Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to his brother John, [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Correspondence, 1829-1874 Houghton Library
referencedIn Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to George Ellis, Monday [1808 Oct.-Dec.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Jeffrey, Francis, Jeffrey, Lord, 1773-1850. Autograph letter signed : Craigcrook, to Mr. Constable, [1848] July 4. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Jeffrey, Francis Jeffrey, Lord, 1773-1850. Letters, 1814-1848? University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Autograph letter signed with initials : Edinburgh, to [the Marchioness of Abercorn], 1808 June 9. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Rogers, Samuel, 1763-1855. Letters, 1802-1844. University of Iowa Libraries
creatorOf Jeffrey, Francis Jeffrey, Lord, 1773-1850. Letter, [n.d., Edinburgh], to George Ticknor, [Edinburgh?]. Dartmouth College Library
creatorOf Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859. Letter, 1817 Nov. 29 : London, to Francis Jeffrey, Edinburgh. Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library
referencedIn Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to George Ellis, 1810 July 6. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852,. Autograph letter (fragment) signed from Thomas Moore to unidentified recipient [manuscript], 18th or 19th century. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881. [Reminiscences: Jane Welsh Carlyle, Lord Jeffrey, Robert Southey, William Wordsworth. Holograph MSS. 532-534 in the possession of the National Library of Scotland]. Wayne State University
creatorOf Jeffrey, Francis, Jeffrey, Lord, 1773-1850. Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to William Aitchison, 1813 Jan. 23. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Jeffrey, Francis Jeffrey, Lord, 1773-1850. [Letter, ca. 1830] Ninde St. [London?] to unknown correspondent / F. Jeffrey. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Papers relating to Francis, Lord Jeffrey (1773-1850), 1817-1849 Edinburgh University Library
creatorOf Jeffrey, Francis Jeffrey, Lord, 1773-1850. [Commonplace book] / Francis, Lord Jeffrey. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
creatorOf Higgins, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911 [compiler]. Autographs: manuscript, [1813] and undated Houghton Library
creatorOf Jeffrey, Francis, Lord, 1773-1850. Autograph letter signed : to Sir Arden Agneu, 1831 05 10. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Historical manuscripts collection, 1347-1969, bulk: 1775-1885 Free Library of Philadelphia: Rare Book Department
referencedIn Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859. Letter, 1833 Apr. 5 : London, to Thomas Carlyle. Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library
creatorOf Jeffrey, Francis Jeffrey, Lord, 1773-1850,. Autograph letter signed from Francis Jeffrey to Mrs. H. Home Drummond [manuscript], 1816 October. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Francis Jeffrey letters and miscellany, 1773-1850 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Sheridan family papers, 1693-1917 (bulk: 1762-1917). Houghton Library
referencedIn Donald Hyde and Mary Hyde Eccles Autograph Collection, 1505-1957 (inclusive), 1702-1854 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Jeffrey, Francis, Lord, 1773-1850. Autograph letter signed : [Edinburgh], to Catherine Dickens, [1843] Apr. 11. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Papers, 1808-1888. Houghton Library
referencedIn Cockburn, Henry Cockburn, Lord, 1779-1854. Letter: 1851 May 13, Bonaly, Colinton, to David Laing / H. Cockburn. University of Edinburgh - Main Library, Edinburgh University Library
creatorOf Jeffrey, Francis Jeffrey, Lord, 1773-1850. Correspondence of Francis Jeffrey, 1801-1848. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf Jeffrey, Francis, Lord, 1773-1850. Autograph letter signed, Wednesday [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Jeffrey, Francis, Jeffrey, Lord, 1773-1850. Autograph letter signed : Craigcrook, to "My dear Naime ", 1830 Oct. 18. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Leigh Hunt manuscript material : 332 items, 1801-1859 The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.
creatorOf Cornwall, Barry, 1787-1874. Letter : London, to [Francis Jeffrey], 1820 June 22. Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Scotland
Great Britain
Scotland
Subject
Slavery
Comparative law
Criticism
Critics
Domestic relations
English literature
English literature
Law
Law
Periodical editors
Poor law
Occupation
Critic
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Birth 1773-10-23

Death 1850-01-26

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