Sir Roger Newdigate

Sir Roger Newdigate (1719-1806), was an English politician, born in Warwickshire. He represented Oxford in Parliament, and founded the Newdigate Prize for the best English poem by an undergraduate. The winners of it have since distinguished themselves, chiefly in letters.

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