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About Robert Stephen Hawker

Robert Stephen Hawker

Robert Stephen Hawker

Robert Stephen Hawker (3 December 1803 - 15 August 1875), often known as Stephen Hawker, was a Cornish poet, antiquarian of Cornwall, Anglican clergyman and reputed eccentric. He is best known as the writer of Cornwall's national anthem "The Song of the Western Men", that includes the chorus line "And shall Trelawney die? There's 20,000 Cornish men shall know the reason why", which he published anonymously in 1825. His name became known after Charles Dickens acknowledged his authorship of "The Song of the Western Men" in the serial magazine Household Words .

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