The Creevey Papers
Thomas Creevey to Elizabeth Ord, 29 April 1835
“Brooks’s, April 29th, 1835.
“. . . We have an affair going on between Alvanley and O’Connell. Alvanley challenged him
directly when he called him a ‘bloated buffoon.’ Damer Dawson is
Alvanley’s bottle-holder, and as
Dan had returned no answer to the demand upon him
yesterday, which was supposed ample time, Dawson fired a
second shot into him. I think
Alvanley quite wrong in this, but Sefton is quite of a contrary opinion.”
William Arden, second baron Alvanley (1789-1849)
The son of Sir Richard Pepper Arden, first Baron Alvanley; he was a friend of Beau
Brummell with a reputation as a wit and a spendthrift.
George Lionel Dawson-Damer (1788-1856)
The son of John Dawson, first earl of Portarlington; he fought at Waterloo and was MP for
Portarlington and Dorchester.
Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847)
Irish politician, in 1823 he founded the Catholic Association to press for Catholic
emancipation.
