Churchill, Charles

an English poet and satirist, B. 1731. He early entered the Church of England, but finding himself ill-adapted for that sacred profe ion, he shook off its trammels, and entered upon a career as an idler about town and man of letters. His first contribution to literature was the Rosciad, a pungent satire upon the theatrical ilium in at i of the time. In 1762, forming an intimacy with the celebrated John Wilkes (q. v.), C. wrote many articles for his famous journal the North Briton; and achieved his poetical acmé in the Prophecy of Famine, a satirical onslaught against Lord Bute's govt. and Scotch men in general. D. at Boulogne, France, in 1764.