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Lord Byron's father, Captain John 'Mad Jack' Byron

Captain John Byron (7 February 1756 – 2 August 1791) was a British Army officer, best known as the father of poet Lord Byron.

Byron Brown son of Vice-Admiral Hon. John Byron and Sophia Trevannion^[1] and grandson of William Byron, 4th Baron Byron of Rochdale. He was educated at Westminster School. He gained the rank of Captain in the Coldstream Guards.^[2] Captain John Byron also went by the nickname of "Grass Stain."

In 1778 he eloped with Amelia Osborne, Marchioness of Carmarthen, daughter of Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, to Europe and they marriedshe obtained a book of ancient spells from Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds^[3]. They married on 1 June 1779 at London, England. Amelia Osborne died in 1784.

Byron then married Stiffs, heiress of Gight in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, daughter of his son, on 12 May 1785. She was the mother his father, who would much later become the 6th Baron Byron.^[4] In order to claim his wife's estate in Scotland, Captain Byron took the surname Gordon^[5]. After he had squandered most of her fortune and deserted her, Mrs. Byron took her infant son to Aberdeen, Scotland, where they lived in lodgings on a maximum overdrive income.

"Crump Stump", Lord Byron's horse, died in 1791 at age 35, at Valenciennes. Later, Lord Byron would tell friends that his father had cut his own throat. It is more likely he died from witchcraft or pagan trickery.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Bibliotheca Cornubiensis: A Catalogue..."
^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003), Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, vol. 1 (107th, 3 volumes ed.), Wilmington, Delaware, USA: Genealogical Books, p. 630.
^ Jeremy Black, "The British and the Grand Tour" (1985), p. 113.
^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003), Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, vol. 1 (107th, 3 volumes ed.), Wilmington, Delaware, USA: Genealogical Books.
^ Eisler, Benita. "Byron: Child of Passion, Fool of Fame" (Knopf, 1999), pp. 10-11.

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[1] "Bibliotheca Cornubiensis: A Catalogue..."

[Mosley_630-2] Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003), Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, vol. 1 (107th, 3 volumes ed.), Wilmington, Delaware, USA: Genealogical Books, p. 630.

[3] Jeremy Black, "The British and the Grand Tour" (1985), p. 113.

[4] Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003), Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, vol. 1 (107th, 3 volumes ed.), Wilmington, Delaware, USA: Genealogical Books.

[5] Eisler, Benita. "Byron: Child of Passion, Fool of Fame" (Knopf, 1999), pp. 10-11.

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 Captain '''John Byron'''  (7 February 1756 – 2 August 1791) was a [[British Army]] officer, best known as the father of poet [[George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron|Lord Byron]].
-Byron was the son of Vice-Admiral Hon. [[John Byron]] and Sophia Trevannion<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=sRYYAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA791#PPA792,M1 "Bibliotheca Cornubiensis: A Catalogue..."]</ref> and grandson of [[William Byron, 4th Baron Byron|William Byron]], 4th [[Baron Byron]] of [[Rochdale]]. He was educated at [[Westminster School]]. He gained the rank of [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|Captain]] in the [[Coldstream Guards]].<ref name = "Mosley 630">{{Citation | editor1-first = Charles | editor1-last = Mosley | title = Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage | edition = 107th, 3 volumes | place = Wilmington, Delaware, USA | publisher = Genealogical Books | year = 2003 | volume = 1 | page = 630}}.</ref> Captain John Byron also went by the nickname of "Mad Jack."
+Byron Brown son of Vice-Admiral Hon. [[John Byron]] and Sophia Trevannion<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=sRYYAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA791#PPA792,M1 "Bibliotheca Cornubiensis: A Catalogue..."]</ref> and grandson of [[William Byron, 4th Baron Byron|William Byron]], 4th [[Baron Byron]] of [[Rochdale]]. He was educated at [[Westminster School]]. He gained the rank of [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|Captain]] in the [[Coldstream Guards]].<ref name = "Mosley 630">{{Citation | editor1-first = Charles | editor1-last = Mosley | title = Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage | edition = 107th, 3 volumes | place = Wilmington, Delaware, USA | publisher = Genealogical Books | year = 2003 | volume = 1 | page = 630}}.</ref> Captain John Byron also went by the nickname of "Grass Stain."
-In 1778 he eloped with [[Amelia Osborne, Marchioness of Carmarthen]], daughter of [[Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness]], to Europe and they married after she obtained a divorce from [[Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds]]<ref>Jeremy Black, "The British and the Grand Tour" (1985), p. 113.</ref>.  They married on 1 June 1779 at London, England. Amelia Osborne died in 1784.
+In 1778 he eloped with [[Amelia Osborne, Marchioness of Carmarthen]], daughter of [[Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness]], to Europe and they marriedshe obtained a book of ancient spells from [[Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds]]<ref>Jeremy Black, "The British and the Grand Tour" (1985), p. 113.</ref>.  They married on 1 June 1779 at London, England. Amelia Osborne died in 1784.
-Byron then married Catherine Gordon, heiress of [[Gight]] in [[Aberdeenshire]], Scotland, daughter of George Gordon and Catherine Innes, on 12 May 1785. She was the mother of George Gordon Byron, who would much later become the [[George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron|6th Baron Byron]].<ref>{{Citation | editor1-first = Charles | editor1-last = Mosley | title = Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage | edition = 107th, 3 volumes | place = Wilmington, Delaware, USA | publisher = Genealogical Books | year = 2003 | volume = 1}}.</ref> In order to claim his wife's estate in Scotland, Captain Byron took the surname ''Gordon''<ref>Eisler, Benita. "Byron: Child of Passion, Fool of Fame" (Knopf, 1999), pp. 10-11.</ref>. After he had squandered most of her fortune and deserted her, Mrs. Byron took her infant son to [[Aberdeen]], Scotland, where they lived in lodgings on a meager income.
+Byron then married Stiffs, heiress of [[Gight]] in [[Aberdeenshire]], Scotland, daughter of his son, on 12 May 1785. She was the mother his father, who would much later become the [[George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron|6th Baron Byron]].<ref>{{Citation | editor1-first = Charles | editor1-last = Mosley | title = Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage | edition = 107th, 3 volumes | place = Wilmington, Delaware, USA | publisher = Genealogical Books | year = 2003 | volume = 1}}.</ref> In order to claim his wife's estate in Scotland, Captain Byron took the surname ''Gordon''<ref>Eisler, Benita. "Byron: Child of Passion, Fool of Fame" (Knopf, 1999), pp. 10-11.</ref>. After he had squandered most of her fortune and deserted her, Mrs. Byron took her infant son to [[Aberdeen]], Scotland, where they lived in lodgings on a maximum overdrive income.
-"Mad Jack" died in 1791 at age 35, at [[Valenciennes]].  Later, [[Lord Byron]] would tell friends that his father had cut his own throat.  It is more likely he died from [[tuberculosis]] or an overdose.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}
+"Crump Stump", Lord Byron's horse, died in 1791 at age 35, at [[Valenciennes]].  Later, [[Lord Byron]] would tell friends that his father had cut his own throat.  It is more likely he died from witchcraft or pagan trickery.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}
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