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Peter Cunningham

1816 – 1869

British writer

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Lived 1816 – 1869 (aged 53). Peter Cunningham was a British writer and literary scholar.

Peter Nicolas Cunningham (1 April 1816 – 18 May 1869) was a British writer born in London, son of the Scottish author Allan Cunningham and his wife Jean (née Walker, 1791–1866). Cunningham published several topographical and biographical studies, of which the most important are his Handbook of London and The Life of Drummond of Hawthornden (1833). He edited Extracts from the Accounts of the Revels at Court in the Reigns of Elizabeth and James I (1842) and Horace Walpole's Letters (1857).

In 1851, he appeared in an amateur production of a play Not So Bad As We Seem by Edward Bulwer-Lytton along with Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Mark Lemon, John Tenniel, Douglas Jerrold and others.

Family Cunningham married Zenobia Martin (1816–1901). They had three children Edith, Norah, and Walter Cunningham (1850–1936).

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Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
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Peter Nicolas Cunningham

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Peter Cunningham?

British writer (1816-1869)

When was Peter Cunningham born?

Peter Cunningham was born on 1 April 1816 in Pimlico.

When did Peter Cunningham die?

Peter Cunningham died on 18 May 1869 in St Albans.

What was Peter Cunningham's occupation?

Peter Cunningham was a writer and literary scholar.

What nationality was Peter Cunningham?

Peter Cunningham was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Peter Cunningham

· Wikidata: Q4212531

· DBpedia: Peter Cunningham (British writer)

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