Henry Cockton

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Henry Cockton (1807 - 1852) possibly 1853 - as noted on a tablet raised at the site of his burial, novelist, born in London, is remembered only as an author for his novel of Valentine Vox (1840), the adventures of a ventriloquist. The novels 'Sylvester Sound' and 'The Love Match' are amongst others. His remains were interred in the churchyard of a now derelict church which stands in the grounds of the Cathedral in Bury St Edmunds Suffolk. No stone marks his grave, but in 1884 a few admirers raised a tablet which is still seen today on the wall of the derelict church.

This article incorporates public domain text from: Cousin, John William (1910). A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London, J.M. Dent & sons; New York, E.P. Dutton.