Francis Thackeray

Francis Thackeray (1793–1842) was a Church of England clergyman and author.

Thackeray was the sixth son of William Makepeace Thackeray (1749-1813), and uncle to William Makepeace Thackeray the novelist. Educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge,[1] he was curate of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire. Macaulay criticized his History of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham for its uncritical praise of Pitt.[2]

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References

  1. "Thackeray, Francis (THKY810F)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. Macaulay, Edinburgh Review, Jan. 1834, pp. 508-544

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