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Lord Byron (1788-1824) Lord Byron was born on January 22, 1788, on Holles Street, London. His parents, Catherine Gordon Byron and Jack "Mad Jack" Byron, had been living in France, but Catherine wanted their child born in England, so he was. She was a determined and frightening woman it was in her genes (www.byronjournal). Jack stayed in France, living in his sister's house, and died in 1791, possibly by suicide. Jack (George's father), or "Mad Jack," died …

…and stress (www.geocities.com/athens/acropolis). Two months later, he was caught in a sudden rainstorm while horseback riding, and he caught a chill from it which he never recovered. He died on April 19, 1824, having suffered extreme delirium for many days. He was never able to read the letters of praise, which had arrived from England a few days before, so he never knew that his native country had forgiven him for his indiscretions.