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American planter, poet and politician (1738?1775)
Robert Bolling
(August 17, 1738 – July 21, 1775) was an American planter, poet and politician. The great-grandson of
Robert Bolling
, he was born in
Virginia
and sent to
England
for his education. On his return to Virginia, he studied law before taking over at
Chellowe
, a
tobacco plantation
operated with
slave labor
in
Buckingham County
which Bolling inherited from his father.
[1]
Though he published at least 35 poems in British periodicals during his lifetime, more poetry than any other
American colonist
at the time, most of his works remained in manuscript, and remain unpublished to this day. His papers are now owned by the
University of Virginia
and the
Huntington Library
. Bolling also wrote a book entitled
A Memoir of a Portion of the Bolling Family in England and Virginia
, which published posthumously in 1868; it was originally written in
French
and translated by a descendant of his brother.
[1]
Bolling was a member of the
House of Burgesses
. He died in July 1775, possibly of a heart attack, in
Richmond, Virginia
while attending the
Third Virginia Convention
.
[1]
[2]
The
cantata
Virginiana
was published by composer
Gregory Spears
in 2015, based on texts written by Bolling during his failed courtship of his cousin, Anne Miller, in 1760.
[3]
References
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a
b
c
Lemay, J. A. L. (August 14, 2013).
"Bolling, Robert (1738?1775)"
.
Dictionary of Virginia Biography
. Retrieved
March 7,
2023
.
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Fisher, Bernard (May 26, 2014).
"Robert Bolling (1738-1775)"
.
Historical Marker Database
. Retrieved
March 7,
2023
.
- ^
Prisco, Jaime (February 19, 2015).
"New Vintage Baroque, Damask Ensemble Tour "Fated Lovers" Program, Premiere Gregory Spears Cantata 'Virginiana'
"
.
Classical Lite
. Retrieved
March 7,
2023
.
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