Wakefield, Edward 1774-1854
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Born 1774 · died 1854
Edward Wakefield (1774–1854) was an English philanthropist and statistician, chiefly known as the author of Ireland, Statistical and Political, and as the father of several notable if controversial sons.
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Letters concerning the marriages of Wakefield himself, and of his son Edward Gibbon Wakefield, 1816-1824. Some letters and other papers on mental hospitals, 1814-1816. Wakefield papers.1
Correspondents
HENRY PETER BROUGHAM, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, five letters, 1823-1836. Brougham papers, University College London (UCL)
GEORGE EDEN, two letters, 1813. BL Add. MS. 34458.
JOHN FOSTER, 1st Baron Oriel, 28 letters, 1805-1807. Foster/ Massereene papers, PRONI
WILLIAM HONE, three letters, 1813-1814. BL Add. M5. 40120.
SIR ROBERT PEEL, six letters, 1844-1845. BL Add. MSS. 40550-40570.
FRANCIS PLACE , c. 15 letters, 1813-1817. BL Add. MSS. 35152-35153.
DAVID RICARDO, many letters, 1815-1823. Ricardo papers, Cambridge UL, Add. MS. 7510.
ARTHUR YOUNG, 21 letters, 1802-1816. BL Add. MSS. 35123-35133.
Printed Material
Palgrave III 647; ODNB; Boase III 1129.