Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Sir Alexander Boswell, 1st Baronet (9 October 1775 – 27 March 1822) was a Scottish poet, antiquary and song writer. The son of Samuel Johnson's friend and biographer James Boswell of Auchinleck, he used the funds from his inheritance to pay for a seat in Parliament and then successfully sought a baronetcy for his political support of the Government. However his finances subsequently collapsed and after being revealed as the author of violent attacks on a rival, he died as a result of wounds received in a duel.. }
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- Sir_Alexander_Boswell,_1st_Baronet abstract "Sir Alexander Boswell, 1st Baronet (9 October 1775 – 27 March 1822) was a Scottish poet, antiquary and song writer. The son of Samuel Johnson's friend and biographer James Boswell of Auchinleck, he used the funds from his inheritance to pay for a seat in Parliament and then successfully sought a baronetcy for his political support of the Government. However his finances subsequently collapsed and after being revealed as the author of violent attacks on a rival, he died as a result of wounds received in a duel.".