Richard Jago

Stephen Van-Hagen (University of Coventry)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.05: English Writing and Culture from the Glorious Revolution to the French Revolution, 1689-1789.
Vol. editors: Paul Baines (University of Liverpool), Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Pat Rogers (University of South Florida), Nicholas Seager (University of Keele)

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Born 1 Oct 1715
Died 8 May 1781
Activity 1735-1781

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Born in England
Active in England

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Richard Jago was born in 1715, the third son of a Warwickshire rector. Educated at Solihull School, here he met William Shenstone who would become one of the most celebrated poets of the mid-century period, and also a renowned landscape gardener. Shenstone and Jago went on to become lifelong friends. Jago studied further at University College, Oxford, before following his father into the church. He was appointed curate of Snitterfield (near Stratford) in 1737. In 1744 he married Dorothea Fancourt, with whom he had seven children (three sons and four daughters). He was given the livings of Harbury and Chesterton in 1746, before becoming vicar of Snitterfield in 1754, three years after Dorothea’s death. In 1771 he was given the living of Kilmcote, Leicestershire, which was procured…

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Citation: Van-Hagen, Stephen. "Richard Jago". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 21 October 2006 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=2331, accessed 27 November 2024.]