The Resume

(1715-April 14, 1785)
Born in Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Wrote the plays ‘The Roman Father’ (1750), ‘Creusa, Queen of Athens’ (1754), ‘The School for Lovers’ (1762) and ‘The Trip to Scotland’ (1770)
Poet Laureate (1757-85)

Why he might be annoying:

He only became poet laureate because Thomas Gray turned it down.
Poet Charles Churchill called him ‘the heir of Dullness and Method.’

Why he might not be annoying:

He had a sense of humor about his limits as a poet, writing a comedic verse, ‘A Pathetic Apology for All Laureates, Past, Present and to Come.’
Despite having been a political appointee, he felt the poet laureate should rise above court and party divisions and address the ‘spirit of England.’

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Black and White
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 03]
• I Attended Cambridge
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Poets Laureate of Great Britain (Ranked: 7)
• Profiles 20001-20250 (Ranked: 20152)
• Red, White and Blue

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 18 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 24 Votes: 70.83% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 51 Votes: 52.94% Annoying