| Walter Prideaux | |
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Prideaux (left) and John Hollins from a painting by Hollins |
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| Born | 1806 |
| Died | 1889 |
| Residence | Faircrouch, Wadhurst, Sussex[1] |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Known for | Poetry |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Williams |
| Children | four |
Walter Prideaux (1806-1889) was a poet and lawyer.[2] Prideuax rose to be clerk to Goldsmiths' Hall.[1]
Walter Prideaux was born 15 April 1806 to Sarah and Walter Prideaux.[3] He was born at Bearscombe near Kingbridge and Loddiswell. In 1812 his father sold Bearscombe and moved to Plymouth to establish a bank.
Prideaux is shown in a painting where discussions are taking place for a journey in a balloon by Charles Green, Thomas Monck Mason and Robert Hollond. The three travelled a record distance of 500 miles in 18 hours. Prideaux was included in the painting with the artist, John Hollins, and William Milbourne James.
In 1840, Prideaux's poems were published as Poems of Chivalry, Faery, and the Olden Time[4]
Prideaux died in 1889.[2]