John Wordsworth
- Born: 27 Nov 1741, Stockbridge, England
- Marriage (1): Ann Cookson on 5 Feb 1766
- Died: 30 Dec 1783, Cockermouth, England at age 42
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The Hidden Wordsworth Poet, Lover, Rebel, Spy By KENNETH R. JOHNSTON W.W. Norton & Company John Wordsworth Sr. was James Lowther's law or land agent. In the late twentieth century this sounds like the steward or overseer of an estate. But in the mid-eighteenth century it signified mainly a political business agent, or nonstop campaign manager, comprising the tasks of borough monger, ward heeler, vote canvasser, election rigger, briber, and payer-off of innkeepers— none of which were regarded as reprehensible or, within reason, illegal activities. Such agents were not popular, since they tended to treat people as their master treated them. With an employer like this, and with enormous responsibilities in record keeping, rent collecting, and vote delivering, all involving large sums of money, Wordsworth's father's house was frequently one of the most "fretful dwellings of mankind."
John married Ann Cookson, daughter of William Cookson and Dorothy Crackenthorpe, on 5 Feb 1766. (Ann Cookson was born on 20 Jan 1748 in Penrith, Cumberland, England and died on 11 Mar 1778 in Penrith, Cumberland, England.)
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