Ebenezer Elliott [SEP] date of birth
Ebenezer Elliott
Ebenezer Elliott (17 March 1781 – 1 December 1849) was an English poet, known as the "Corn Law rhymer" for his leading the fight to repeal the Corn Laws which were causing hardship and starvation among the poor. Though a factory owner himself, his single-minded devotion to the welfare of the labouring classes won him a sympathetic reputation long after his poetry ceased to be read.
Early life.
Elliott was born at the New Foundry, Masbrough, in the parish of Rotherham,
Life, Poetry and Letters of Ebenezer Elliott", by John Watkins, pub. 1850
- The Poetical Works of Ebenezer Elliott, the Corn-law Rhymer, Edinburgh 1840
External links.
- "Ebenezer Elliott", "Rotherhamweb "
- The Poetry of Ebenezer Elliott
- The Corn Law Rhymer & Poet of the Poor
- The Corn Law Rhymes of Ebenezer Elliott by Robert Southey
- Ebenezer Elliott biography & selected writings at gerald-massey.org.uk
- Archival material at