Thomas Babington Macaulay

Thomas Babington Macaulay was born on October 25, 1800, in Rothley Temple, Leicestershire, England.
* He was a British historian, Whig politician, essayist, and poet.
* He is best known for his History of England, which was published in five volumes between 1849 and 1861.
* He was also a member of Parliament for Edinburgh from 1839 to 1841 and again from 1847 to 1857.
* He was raised to the peerage as Baron Macaulay in 1857.
* He died on December 28, 1859, in London.
* His work is still widely read and admired today.
* He is considered one of the most important historians of the 19th century.