George Linnaeus Banks

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George Linnaeus Banks


Born
in Birmingham, The United Kingdom
March 02, 1821

Died
May 03, 1881


For his wife Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks, see Isabella Varley Banks.
George Linnaeus Banks (2 March 1821 – 3 May 1881), husband of author Isabella Banks, was a British journalist, editor, poet, playwright, amateur actor, orator, and Methodist.

George was born in Birmingham, the son of a seedsman familiar with the plant nomenclature of Linnaeus. After a brief experience in a variety of trades, in his late teens George Banks became a contributor to various newspapers, and subsequently a playwright, being the author of plays, burlesques and lyrics. Between 1848 and 1864 he edited in succession a variety of newspapers, including the Birmingham Mercury and the Daily Express of Dublin.

George Banks' plays included 'The Slave King', written for the black
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Blondin: His Life and Perfo...

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Staves For The Human Ladder

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All About

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The Manchester Man

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“I live for those who love me, for those who know me true; for the heaven that smiles above me and awaits my spirit too. For the cause that lacks assistance, for the wrong that needs resistance, for the future in the distance, and the good that I can do.”
George Linnaeus Banks

“For the cause that lacks assistance, for the wrong that needs resistance, for the future in the distance, and the good that I can do.”
George Linnaeus Banks