James Wills
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1790 – 1868
Who was James Wills?
James Wills, was an Irish writer and poet.
Wills was born in County Roscommon, the younger son of a landowner. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and studied law in the Middle Temple, London. Deprived, however, of the fortune destined for him and the means of pursuing a legal career by the extravagance of his elder brother, he entered the Church. From 1822 to 1838 he lived in Dublin and wrote in the Dublin University Magazine, Blackwood's Magazine and other periodicals. He supported the Reverend Caesar Otway in building up the Irish Quarterly Review.
In 1831 he published The Disembodied and other Poems. The Philosophy of Unbelief attracted much attention. He was editor of the Dublin University Magazine in 1841 and 1842.
His largest work was Lives of Illustrious and Distinguished Irishmen, and his last publication The Idolatress. In all his writings gave evidence of a powerful personality. His poems are spirited, and in some cases show considerable dramatic qualities.
He died in Attanagh, County Laois. The famous dramatist and painter William Gorman Wills was his son.
Webb, Alfred. " Wills, James". A Compendium of Irish Biography. Dublin: M. H. Gill & son.
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- Born
- Jan 1, 1790
County Roscommon - Education
- Trinity College, Dublin
- Died
- Nov 1, 1868
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on July 23, 2013
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