George Keats (1797-1841),
longest-lived of the Keats brothers; married Georgiana Wylie
(1798-1879)- May 1818; emigrated to America in June 1818; soon swindled
of all money, returned to England in January 1820 in search of
money; managed to collect his share of brother Tom Keats's inheritance
(died of Tuberculosis) as well as most of father John Keats's
money. Keats's letters reveal his
conflicted feelings about his brother's actions; John's friends were
less
charitable and openly disparaged George. George returned to his new
home in Louisville, Kentucky where he and Georgiana prospered.
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