John Robert Monsell (15 August 1877 – 20 March 1952) was an Irish illustrator.
Monsell was born at Cahirciveen, County Kerry, to a wealthy Anglo-Irish family. His father, William Thomas Monsell (1843–1887), was a magistrate and inspector of facturers; his wife, Elinor Vere, was daughter of Hon. Robert O'Brien, of Old Church, Limerick (son of Sir Edward O'Brien, 4th Baronet). William Thomas Monsell's father, Rev. John Samuel Bewley Monsell (1811–1875), vicar of Egham, Surrey, was first cousin to William Monsell, 1st Baron Emly; William Thomas served as Lord Emly's private secretary during his time as Postmaster General.[1][2][3][4]
Monsell's great uncles were Sir Aubrey de Vere and Sir Stephen de Vere.[5] In 1902 the family moved to Chelsea.[citation needed]
He served as a lieutenant in the 12th Battalion (The Rangers), London Regiment of the British Army during the First World War, having trained with the Inns of Court Officers' Training Corps;[6] he married the novelist Margaret Irwin in 1927.[citation needed]
Monsell's edition of The Rose and the Ring by William Makepeace Thackeray was largely successful. His sister Elinor Monsell was also an illustrator.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ Lodge's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage of the British Empire, John Lodge, 1907, p. 707
- ^ The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971 Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages with Genealogies and Arms, L. G. Pine, Heraldry Today, London, 1972, p. 115
- ^ Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th ed., 2003, vol. 2, p. 2038
- ^ Joseph Jackson Howard. Visitation of England and Wales. Priv. print.; 1905. p. 9.
- ^ Burke's Irish Family Records, ed. Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd, 1976, p. 258
- ^ London Gazette
External links edit
- Works by J. R. Monsell at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about J. R. Monsell at Internet Archive
- J. R. Monsell at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- J. R. Monsell at Library of Congress, with 5 library catalogue records
- Additional MS. 9437
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