OLIPHANT, ROBERT, son of Lawrence Oliphant, Liverpool, merchant; b.; adm. 30 Jun 1784; KS (aged 14) 1785; founder of “The Trifler, by Timothy Touchstone, of St. Peter’s College, Westminster” (31 May 1788 – 21 Mar 1789); elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1789, adm. pens. 10 Jun 1789, scholar 23 Apr 1790, matr. 1789; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 20 Jun 1787; author of three dramatic pieces performed at Liverpool Theatre 1789-90; d. 14 Sep 1792. [Presumably Robert Oliphant, son of Lawrence Oliphant, bapt. St. George, Castle Street, Liverpool 12 Jun 1769 (IGI)]
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