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Henry & Hester's friends and acquaintences
Friends and guests of Henry Thrale and Hester Lynch Thrale née Salusbury (in alphabetical surname order)
The Thrale’s had a taste for literary guests. James Boswell described ... "The witty and the eminent who assembled in numerous companies".
| Friends and guests | Description |
| Henry ADDINGTON | 1st Viscount Sidmouth, Prime Minister 1801-4. A frequent visitor to Streatham Park on account of their shared interest in literature. He took Hester’s advice and counsel during his time as Prime Minister. Their friendship lasted for over 40 years. |
| BARETTI, Giuseppe Marc’Antonio (1719-1789) | Literary critic, poet, writer, translator, linguist, Queeney’s Italian tutor. |
| BOSWELL, James (1740-1795) | Scottish biographer and diarist. |
| BEAUCLERK, Topham (1739-1780) | A close friend of Samuel Johnson and the second husband of Lady Diana BEAUCLERK. |
| BURKE, Edmund MP (1729-1797) | Statesman, author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher. |
| BURNEY, Doctor Charles (1726-1814) | Musician, writer, and Queeney’s music tutor. |
| BURNEY, Frances (Fanny) (1752-1840) | Noted writer, known for her novel Evelina. |
| CATOR, John MP (1726-1806) | Timber merchant. |
| CHAMBERS, Sir Robert (1737-1803) | Professor of law at Oxford and Judge. |
| CLERKE, Sir Philip Jennings MP (1722-1788) | Politician. |
| CRUTCHLEY, Jeremiah (Joseph) (1745-1805) | Godson of Henry Thrale. |
| DYER, Samuel (1725-1772) | Writer and translator. |
| GARRICK, David (1717-1779) | Celebrated actor and playwright. |
| GOLDSMITH, Oliver (1728-1774) | Celebrated Irish playwright, poet, and novelist. |
| HARRIS, James MP (1709-1780) | Politician, philosopher, grammarian, and author of “Hermes.” |
| HAWKINS, Sir John (1719-1789) | Writer and biographer. |
| JEBB, Sir Richard (1729-1787) | Physician and baronet. |
| JOHNSON, Dr. Samuel (1709-1784) | Renowned writer, lexicographer, and essayist. |
| LAMB, Charles (1775-1834) | Notable writer and friend of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. |
| LANGTON, Bennet (1737-1801) | Scholar of Greek and close friend of Dr. Samuel Johnson |
| LAWRENCE, Thomas (1769-1830) | Eminent portrait painter. |
| LYTTELTON, William Henry MP (1724-1808) | Peer, politician. |
| MONTAGU, Elizabeth (1720-1800) | Blue Stocking authoress, social reformer, patron of the arts, literary critic, and writer. |
| MORE, Hannah (1745-1833) | Prolific writer, playwright, and philanthropist. |
| MURPHY, Arthur (1727-1805) | Lawyer, dramatist, and Henry Thrale’s closest friend. |
| NUGENT, Christopher (1696-1775) | Physician and father-in-law of Edmund Burke. |
| PARR, Samuel (1747-1825) | Scholar, clergyman, and friend of Dr. Samuel Johnson. |
| PEPYS, Sir William (1740-1825) | Baronet, politician. |
| PERCY, Thomas (1729-1811) | Bishop of Dromore and editor of Tatler, Guardian, and Spectator. |
| REYNOLDS, Frances (1729-1807) | Sister of Sir Joshua Reynolds, a skilled artist, and a close friend of Hester Thrale. |
| REYNOLDS, Joshua | Nephew of Sir Joshua Reynolds. |
| REYNOLDS, Sir Joshua (1723-1792) | Prominent portrait painter and first President of the Royal Academy of Arts. |
| SANDYS, Lord Edwin MP (1726-1797) | Politician. |
| SEWARD, William (1747-1799) | Anecdotalist and son of a wealthy brewer. |
| WALLACE, James MP (1729-1783) | Barrister, politician, Solicitor General, and Attorney General for England and Wales. |
| WELLER PEPYS, Baronet William (1740-1825) | Baronet, politician. |
| WOODHOUSE, James (1735–1820) | Poet and shoemaker. |
| Linked to | Hester Lynch SALUSBURY; Henry THRALE, M.P. |
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