For the Church of England archdeacon, see Peter Hawker (priest).
Peter Hawker
An engraving of Peter Hawker c. 1814 by H. Adlard, from a portrait by Alfred Edward Chalon
Born
24 November 1786
London, United Kingdom
Died
7 August 1853 (aged 67)
London, United Kingdom
Nationality
British
Occupation
Non-employed
Known for
Diarist, sportsman, soldier, shot
Spouses
Julia Barttelot
(m. 1811; died 1844)
Helen Susan Symonds
Children
4
Relatives
Mary Elizabeth Hawker (granddaughter)
Colonel Peter Hawker (24 November 1786 – 7 August 1853)[1] was a celebrated diarist and author, and a shooting sportsman accounted one of the "great shots" of the 19th century.[2] His sporting exploits were widely followed and on occasion considered worth reporting in The Times.[3]
^Archbold, W. A. J. (2005). "Peter Hawker". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/12654. Retrieved 15 July 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^Willmott-Dixon, William ("Thormanby") (2007) [1901]. Read, Tony (ed.). Kings Of The Trigger: Biographical Sketches Of Four Famous Sportsmen (Reprint ed.). Alcester: Read Country Books. ISBN 978-1-406-78745-0.
^"Extraordinary sport". The Times. No. 13387. London. 18 September 1827. p. 3.
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