John Matthews

(1755-1826)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Matthews, John, 1755-1826 DNB: Matthews, John (bap. 1755, d. 1826), physician and poet LBT ID: JoMatth1826 VIAF ID: 75272860 LOC ID: n85017718	B/BAP: 1755-10-30 DIED: 1826-01-15
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Physician to St George's Hospital and father of Byron's friend Charles Skinner Matthews; he was MP for Herefordshire between 1803 and 1806 and author of Eloisa en dishabille (1780).
REFERENCES TO John Matthews: Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852, Letters and Journals of Lord Byron 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1830) Life of Byron: 1811 Found 2: ¶ n2 ¶ n2 Redding, Cyrus, 1785-1870, Fifty Years’ Recollections, Literary and Personal, with Observations on Men and Things. 3 vols (London: Charles J. Skeet, 1858) Chapter V. Found 1: ¶ 1 Redding, Cyrus, 1785-1870, Literary Reminiscences and Memoirs of Thomas Campbell (London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1860) Chapter 6 Found 1: ¶ 37 Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904, Memoir of John Murray 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1891) Chap. XXI. Found 1: ¶ n4