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John Bull
Birth: unknown
Death: unknown
Biography
John Bull originated as a character in John Arbuthnot's The History of John Bull in 1712. He became widely known as a caricature in the nineteenth-century. He was protrayed as an honest, solid, farmer figure often in a Union Jack waistcoat. He came to stand as a symbol for England and continues to be referred to in plays, books, and other literature and popular culture.
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines John Bull as "the English nation personified."
Letter References
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, June 23, 1859
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, July 16, 1859
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, July 15, 1859
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, June 1, 1859
Citations
John Bull originated as a character in John Arbuthnot's The History of John Bull in 1712. He became widely known as a caricature in the nineteenth-century. He was protrayed as an honest, solid, farmer figure often in a Union Jack waistcoat. He came to stand as a symbol for England and continues to be referred to in plays, books, and other literature and popular culture.
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines John Bull as "the English nation personified."