Author: Fenwick, Robert Orde
Biography:
FENWICK, Robert Orde (1787-1855: ancestry.co.uk)
Son of Richard Fenwick of Lemington, Northumberland, he was educated at Eton. He was appointed Cornet in the 2nd Dragoons in 1803 and Lieutenant in 1806; he resigned in 1807. He lived in France and in Bath where he died and is buried. He seems to have been married and had children, but the name of his wife is unknown. The poem is a parody of Scott’s Marmion. (ancestry.co.uk 3 Dec. 2018; Notes and Queries [1858] 422) SR
Other Names:
- R. O. Fenwick
Books written (1):
Edinburgh/ London: Alex. Lawrie/ J. Ridgway, 1809