Laurence Eusden | |
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Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom | |
In office 10 December 1718 – 27 September 1730 | |
Monarch | George I |
Preceded by | Nicholas Rowe |
Succeeded by | Colley Cibber |
Personal details | |
Born | 1688 (baptized 6 September) Spofforth, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Died | 27 September 1730 (aged 41-42) Coningsby, England |
Laurence Eusden (bapt. 6 September 1688 – 27 September 1730) was an English poet who became Britain's youngest Poet Laureate in 1718.