William Burt (writer)

William Burt (23 August 1778 – 1 September 1826) was an English miscellaneous writer, son of Joseph Burt of Plymouth. He was educated at Exeter grammar school, and afterwards articled to a banker and solicitor at Bridgwater. Finally he practised at Plymouth as a solicitor until his death on 1 September 1826. He edited the Plymouth and Dock Telegraph for several years.

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Cooper, Thompson (1886). "Burt, William". In Stephen, Leslie. Dictionary of National Biography. 07. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 


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