Person    | Male  Born 24/1/1670  Died 19/1/1729

William Congreve

Categories: Poetry, Theatre

Playwright and poet. Born Yorkshire, died at the home of his friend, Edward Porter, in Surrey Street.

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Wine Office Court

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