Samuel Pegge (the younger)
Samuel Pegge (the younger) | |
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The Pegge coat of Arms. The Pegge family are originally from Shirley, Ashbourne. A distant relative is Catherine Pegge, a mistress of Charles II of England. | |
| Born | 1733 |
| Died | 22 May 1800 (aged 66 or 67) |
| Occupation | Aniquarian |
| Spouse(s) | Martha Bourne and Goodeth Belt |
| Children | Sir Christopher Pegge and Charlotte Anne |
| Parent | Samuel Pegge the elder |
Samuel Pegge - the younger (1733 – 22 May 1800) was an antiquary, poet, musical composer and lexicographer. He was the son of Samuel Pegge and their work is frequently intertwined. He was the only surviving son of Samuel and his wife Anne, daughter of Benjamin Clarke, esq., of Stanley, near Wakefield, Yorkshire.
After receiving a classical education at St. John's College, Cambridge, he was called to the bar at the Middle Temple, and by the favour of the Duke of Devonshire, lord chamberlain, he was appointed one of the Grooms of the Privy Chamber and an Esquire of the king's household. On 2 June 1796 he was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. After his death, he was buried on the west side of Kensington churchyard, where a monument was erected to his memory.