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Old Sailor, 1790-1846

LC control no.n 90605336
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingOld Sailor, 1790-1846
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Variant(s)Sailor, Old, 1790-1846
See alsoWorks by this author are identified by the name used in the item. For a listing of other names used by this author, search also under: Barker, M. H. (Matthew Henry), 1790-1846
Barker, M. H. (Matthew Henry), 1790-1846
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Other standard no.0000000084286843
Associated countryGreat Britain England
Associated placeLondon (England) Nottingham (England)
Birth date1790-07-18
Death date1846-06-29
Place of birthDeptford (London, England)
Place of deathCovent Garden (London, England)
Field of activitySea fiction
Sailing
AffiliationGreat Britain. Royal Navy
Profession or occupationWriters Sailors
Found inHamilton King, or, The smuggler and the dwarf, 1839: v. 1-3, title page (Old Sailor) cover (M.H. Barker)
NUC pre-56 (hdg.: Barker Matthew Henry, 1790-1846; usage: Old Sailor, M.H. Barker, H.M. Barker)
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography WWW site, viewed December 15, 2023 (Barker, Matthew Henry [pseud. the Old Sailor]; sailor and writer; born July 18, 1790 at Deptford, London; under the pseudonym the Old Sailor, he wrote a number of lively and spirited sea tales; died June 29, 1846, at Covent Garden, London)
Associated languageeng