Mary Champion de Crespigny

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Mary Champion de Crespigny
BornMary Clarke
c. 1749
Died(1812-07-12)12 July 1812
Richmond House, Richmond
Notable worksThe Pavilion
SpouseSir Claude Champion de Crespigny, 1st Baronet (1734–1818)
ChildrenSir William Champion de Crespigny, 2nd Baronet (1765–1829)

Mary Champion de Crespigny (née Clarke) was and English novelist and letter writer.

Personal life[]

Mary Clarke was born c. 1749, an only daughter.[1]

She married Sir Claude Champion de Crespigny, 1st Baronet. They had one child, a son named William, born on 1 January 1765.[2] William was educated at Eton College and Trinity Hall, Cambridge[2] and was MP for Southampton 1818–1826.[2][3]

She died at Richmond House on 12 July 1812.[1]

Writing[]

Around 1780, Mary Champion de Crespigny wrote a series of letters to her son, William, then aged 15. These were published as Letters of Advice from a Mother to her Son in 1803 and were dedicated to John Moore, the Archbishop of Canterbury.[1]

In 1796, she published her only novel, The Pavilion, in four volumes.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Mary, Lady Champion de Crespigny © Orlando Project". orlando.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "DE CRESPIGNY, Sir William Champion, 2nd Bt. (1765-1829), Kingrew, Fawley, Hants and Champion Lodge, Camberwell, Surr. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  3. ^ "Summary of Individual | Legacies of British Slave-ownership". www.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-01.


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