William Godwin's Diary

Debrett, John

  • Name: Debrett, John
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date:
  • Death Date: 15  November  1822
  • Occupation: publisher
  • Occupation: bookseller

John Debrett was a publisher and printer.

The first mentions in the diary are in a series of calls, alongside George Robinson and James Perry, in Nov 1795. After that all references are to his premises, 36 in total, 1795-7. According to the DNB, Debrett set up shop at John Almon's former business at 178 Piccadilly, London, in 1791, and hence inherited some of Almon's Whig patrons. The shop also became a fashionable hub for literary and political conversation. The Identification has been confirmed through matching dates and the long lists of people whom Godwin recorded meeting at Debrett's.

  • DNB

This table lists the people this person is most frequently noted with in the diary.

Name Number of Meetings
Barry, Major Henry 18
Weld, 16
Parry, 13
Perry, James (Pirie) 10
Holcroft, Thomas 9
Tarleton, Sir Banastre (baronet) 7
Tierney, George 7
Maxwell, William 7
Bosville, William 7
Adair, Robert 7
Fergusson, Robert Cutlar 6
Hanger, George (Baron Coleraine) 5
Stanley, Earl of Derby Edward 4
Burdett, Sir Francis (fifth baronet) 4
Knight, Robert 3
Webb, 3
Grey, Charles 3
Maitland, James (eighth earl of Lauderdale) 3
Courtenay, John (Courtney) 3
Este, Reverend Charles 2
Biddulph, Robert Myddleton 2
Macleod, Norman 2
Mills, Alfred 2
Wilson, 2
Greatheed, Bertie 2
O'Connor, Arthur (Conner) (Condorcet-O'Connor) 1
Coke, first earl of Leicester (1837) Thomas William 1
North, Dudley (Long) 1
Moore, Matthew (Mathew) 1
White, 1
Tufton, Ninth earl of Thanet Sackville 1
Dealtry, Peregrine (Perry) 1
Gillies, John 1
Rous, George 1
Russell, Francis (fifth duke of Bedford) 1
Keppel, fourth earl of Albemarle William Charles 1
1
Hare, James 1
Miller, 1
Moore, Sir Graham 1
Fitzpatrick, Richard 1