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Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall, 1st Baronet (8 April 1751 – 7 November 1831) was an English author and politician. Life. He was born in Queen Square, Bristol, the son of a Bristol merchant, Nathaniel Wraxall, and his wife Anne, great-niece of Sir James Thornhill, the painter.
At Whitehall on 25 September 1813, upon the express nomination of the prince regent, Wraxall was created a baronet, as ‘of Wraxall, Somerset.’ Two years later were published his ‘Historical Memoirs,’ the first edition of which entertaining work was sold in the course of a month.
Wraxall baronets, of Wraxall (1813) Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall, 1st Baronet (died 1831) Sir William Wraxall, 2nd Baronet (1791–1863) Sir (Frederic Charles) Lascelles Wraxall, 3rd Baronet (1828–1865) Sir Horatio Henry Wraxall, 4th Baronet (1832–1882) Sir Morville William Nathaniel Wraxall, 5th Baronet (1834–1898)
Wraxall: Pretitle: Sir: Forenames: Nathaniel William: Gender: Male: Date: 1751-1831: Biography: ODNB link for Wraxall, Sir Nathaniel William (1751-1831) 1st Baronet MP Traveller...
Sir Nathanial William Wraxall (1751–1831), traveller and writer, served as an MP from 1780 to 1794 and was made a baronet in 1813. Upon publication in 1815, his memoirs were an immediate, though controversial, success: 1,000 copies sold out within five weeks.
Nathaniel William Wraxall. Publication date 1837 Usage Public Domain Mark 1.0 Topics ... Edinburgh, Finland, Louis, Nathan, Nate, Bill, Nathaniel, William, ... Sir. 1ST Baronet, Member of the Parliament (MP) Addeddate 2020-01-30 17:58:41 Identifier ...
He left Parliament in 1794, and died 7 Nov. 1831. Wraxall achieved little distinction in the House of Commons, but his memoirs have made his name well known. The first instalment, Historical Memoirs of my own Time, published in 1815, covers the period from 1772 to 1784.
