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(‎Removed claim: Biographical notes (P173): Overall: Ralph appeared in England after leaving a wife and daughter in Philadelphia--failing to find work in London, he assumed the name of his friend (and creditor) Benjamin Franklin and worked as a schoolteacher in Berkshire. Returning to London he seems to have sought to live by writing, first poetry, then drama, then political journalism and finally history. He worked with Fielding from c. 1730-1750, and beginning in the 40s received a se...)
(‎Removed claim: Biographical notes (P173): Patrons: Earl of Chesterfield; George Bubb Doddington; given pension by Pelham in 1753; Earl Bute, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1638101435300)
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Patrons: Earl of Chesterfield; George Bubb Doddington; given pension by Pelham in 1753; Earl Bute
 
Property / Biographical notes: Patrons: Earl of Chesterfield; George Bubb Doddington; given pension by Pelham in 1753; Earl Bute / rank
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* 1695, + 1762-01-24, American writer
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James Ralph
* 1695, + 1762-01-24, American writer

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    1695
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    24 January 1762Gregorian
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    Periodicals etc.: Ralph edited and/or contributed extensive political prose to a long list of periodicals: Weekly Register, Daily Courant, Universal Spectator, The Champion, Common Sense, Old England, The Remembrancer, The Protester. But DNB mentions no poetry placed in any of these.