Henry Luttrell

Henry Luttrell (born c. 1765—died Dec. 19, 1851, London, Eng.) was an English poet of light verse and a London society wit. Luttrell was an illegitimate son of Henry Lawes Luttrell, 2nd earl of Carhampton, who in 1798 used his influence in securing his son a seat in the Irish Parliament and a post in the Irish government, which the young Luttrell commuted for a pension. After a brief try at managing his father’s estates...