William Prideaux Courtney Explained

William Prideaux Courtney (1845–1913) was a British biographer^[1] and civil servant.^[2] Writing as W. P. C., he was a contributor to the first edition of the Dictionary of National Biography. He was the brother of Leonard Courtney, 1st Baron Courtney of Penwith (1832–1918),^[3] and John Mortimer Courtney (1838–1920).^[4] As an administrator he worked for the Ecclesiastical Commissioners.^[3]

Works

• various articles . 1.
• Book: Dodsley's Collection of Poetry . Arthur Lee Humphreys . 1910.
• Book: George Clement . Boase . George Clement Boase . William Prideaux . Courtney . Bibliotheca cornubiensis: A catalogue of the writings, both manuscript and printed, of Cornishmen, and of works relating to the county of Cornwall, with biographical memoranda and copious literary references . 1874 . Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer . none.
• Courtney, William Prideaux (1894). English whist and English whist players. Richard Bentley and Son.
• Courtney, William Prideaux; Smith, David Nichol (ed.) (1915). A bibliography of Samuel Johnson. Clarendon Press.
• Book: Courtney, William Prideaux . . Eight Friends of the Great . 153 . 1910 . 2021-06-20 . none.
• Web site: The Parliamentary Representation of Cornwall to 1832 . Courtney . William Prideaux . 1889 . none.

Notes and References

1. News: 20 June 2021 . . . 24 April 1910 . 7 . Books of the Day.
2. Book: Pine, Leslie Gilbert . The New Extinct Peerage, 1884-1971 . Leslie Gilbert Pine . Genealogical Publishing Company . 1973 . 9780806305219 .
3. News: Death of Lord Courtney's Brother . . 15 November 1913 . 20 June 2021 . . 6 .
4. Book: COURTNEY, William Prideaux . . 52 . 295 . 1900.