Thomas Byerley (other)
Thomas Byerley may refer to: * Thomas Byerley (journalist) (1789–1826), English journalist *Thomas Byerley (potter) Thomas Byerley (1747 – 11 September 1810) was an English businessman, a partner in the Wedgwood pottery firm. He was successful whilst his uncle oversaw the finances. Life He was the son of Thomas Byerley (son of Nicholas Byerley of Muggleswi ...

Thomas Byerley (journalist)
Thomas Byerley (1789–1826), also known by the pseudonyms of Reuben Percy and Stephen Collet, was an English journalist and compiler of the ''Percy Anecdotes''. Life He was born in Brompton, North Yorkshire, England in 1789 and was the brother of Sir John Byerley. Becoming a writer, he was editor of the ''Literary Chronicle'', and assistant editor of ''The Star'' newspaper. He was also editor of ''The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction'', from 1823 until his death, on 28 July 1826. Works Under the pseudonym of Stephen Collet, Byerley published ''Relics of Literature'', London, 1823, 8vo, a collection of miscellanies, including a long article, reprinted in 1875, on graphology. He is best known for ''The Percy Anecdotes'', 20 vols., London, 1821–3, 12mo. These volumes, which came out in forty-four monthly parts, were supposedly written by "Sholto and Reuben Percy, brothers of the Benedictine monastery of Mount Benger". Reuben Percy was Byerley, and Sholto Perc ...
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