George Selwyn

George Selwyn (1719-1791) was a noted English wit in the social and literary life of London in Horace Walpole's time, born, of good parentage, in Gloucestershire. He was expelled from Oxford in 1743 for blasphemy. Four years later entered Parliament, and supported the Court party, and received various government favours. His vivacious wit won him ready entrance into the best London and Parisian society. He is the chief figure in Jesse's entertaining "George Selwyn and his Contemporaries".

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