Lord Oxford

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Lord Oxford is a historical British nobleman and literary patron associated with the early 18th-century Scriblerus Club of satirists and writers.

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Lord Oxford canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British statesman
human
literary circle
manuscript collection
nobleman
satirical writers' group
title of nobility
areaOfInfluence Augustan literature
British politics
associatedWith Augustan Age
linked to: Augustan age

Scriblerus Club
linked to: The Scriblerus Club
birthPlace London
linked to: London, England
country Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of Great Britain
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
familyName Harley
foundedBy Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer
genreSupported political writing
satire
givenName Robert
hasMember Alexander Pope
John Arbuthnot
John Gay
Jonathan Swift
Thomas Parnell
knownFor Harleian Library
patronage of literature and the arts
role in negotiating the Treaty of Utrecht
location London
linked to: London, England
memberOf Privy Council of Great Britain
linked to: Privy Council
monarchServed Queen Anne
nobleTitle Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer
notableFor leadership of the Tory ministry under Queen Anne
notableWork Harleian Library (manuscript collection he assembled)
occupation politician
statesman
patron Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer
patronOf Alexander Pope
John Arbuthnot
John Gay
Jonathan Swift
Thomas Parnell
politicalAlignment Tory
positionHeld Lord High Treasurer
Secretary of State for the Northern Department
Speaker of the House of Commons
refersTo Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer
timePeriod early 18th century

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The Scriblerus Club hasMember Lord Oxford