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Some gentlemen, some villains too
Under the menu bar above, there's a short biography as well as a detailed chronological life story for William George Lemon (WGL) and the decades from the 1830s to 1890s".
There is also a selection from the 100 anecdotal stories harvested from his life, including a few of the amazing people and places he knew.
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Read also about WGL's wife Selina and their children under "Other Lemon Short Bios".
The "Cornish Baronets" page includes The Great Mr. Lemon and his lineage including Sir William and Sir Charles Lemon, a period spanning 1696 till1868.
"Taste the Lemon Punch" profiles Mark Lemon, Founding Editor of England's most widely read satirical weekly in Victorian times.
Under "Lemons of Royal Repute" please find profiles for other notable 18th and 19th century individuals, and there are also some "Lemons of Ill-repute" to downgrade our respectability!