Gilbert, William
(1763?–c. 1825)
- Richard Garnett
- , revised by S. C. Bushell
Extract
Gilbert, William (1763?–c. 1825), poet, was born in Antigua, probably on 1 October 1763 if astrological evidence is accepted, the son of Nathaniel Gilbert (1736–1774). His father, a lawyer, was owner of Gilbert’s and Mercer’s Creek plantations and enslaved people on ...
