Henry James Pye
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1745 – 1813
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Who was Henry James Pye?
Henry James Pye was an English poet. Pye was Poet Laureate from 1790 until his death. He was the first poet laureate to receive a fixed salary of £27 instead of the historic tierce of Canary wine.
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- Born
- Feb 20, 1745
London - Nationality
- England
- Education
- Magdalen College, Oxford
- Employment
- Poet laureate, Government of the United Kingdom
(1790 - 1813)
- Poet laureate, Government of the United Kingdom
- Lived in
- Faringdon
- London
- Died
- Aug 11, 1813
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on July 23, 2013
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