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Biography James Henry Leigh Hunt - Poet and Poem
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This page is about the 19th-century English poet and essayist. For other uses, see Leigh Hunt (disambiguation).
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| Born | James Henry Leigh Hunt (1784-10-19)19 October 1784 Southgate, London, England |
| Died | 28 August 1859(1859-08-28) (aged 74) Putney, London, England |
| Burial place | Kensal Green Cemetery |
| Education | Christ's Hospital, Newgate Street, London |
| Spouse(s) | Marianne Kent (m.1808; died 1857) |
| Children | 10, including Thornton Leigh Hunt |
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James Henry Leigh Hunt (19 October 1784 – 28 August 1859), best known as Leigh Hunt, was an English critic, essayist and poet.
Hunt co-founded The Examiner, a leading intellectual journal expounding radical principles.
He was the centre of the Hampstead-based group that included William James Henry Leigh Hunt 1784 - 1859 - WUROB