March 2, 1821, Birm­ing­ham, Eng­land.

May 3, 1881, Dals­ton, Hack­ney, Eng­land.

Ab­ney Park Cem­e­tery, Stoke New­ing­ton, Eng­land.

A po­et, play­wright & song writ­er, Banks ed­it­ed a num­ber of news­pa­pers, in­clud­ing the Birm­ing­ham Mer­cu­ry and the Dub­lin Daily Ex­press. His works in­clude:

• The Slave King
• The Swiss Fa­ther
• The Min­strel King
• Warwickshire Will
• Dandy Jim of Car­o­line
• Daisies in the Grass, 1865

• Julian, p. 1609

1. I Live for Those Who Love Me