A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature/Williams, Sir Charles Hanbury

by John William Cousin

Williams, Sir Charles Hanbury (1708-1759). Diplomatist and satirist, s. of John Hanbury, a Welsh ironmaster, assumed the name of Williams on succeeding to an estate, entered Parliament as a supporter of Walpole, held many diplomatic posts and was a brilliant wit with a great contemporary reputation for lively and biting satires and lampoons.