Thomas Creevey

Thomas Creevey (born March 1768, Liverpool—died Feb. 5, 1838, London) was an English politician and placeman, best remembered as the author of The Creevey Papers, published in 1903 and again in 1905 and consisting partly of Creevey’s own journals and partly of correspondence. They give a lively and valuable picture of the political and social life of the late Georgian era and are characterized by an almost Pepysian outspokenness. Allegedly the son of William Creevey,...