John Weyland

John Weyland (1774–1854) was an English writer on the poor laws and Member of Parliament.

[3][4] Weyland founded the British Review and London Critical Journal with William Roberts in 1811, as a quarterly that appeared to 1825.

[6] On 31 July 1830 Weyland was returned to parliament for Hindon in Wiltshire, and retained his seat until December 1832.

On 12 March 1799 he had married Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of Whitshed Keene of Richmond.

[2] Weyland studied the English poor-law system, and in 1807 published A Short Enquiry into the Policy, Humanity, and Effect of the Poor Laws, London.

Hatchment in Holy Trinity Church, Scoulton, Norfolk, to John Weyland. Arms: Ermine, on a cross gules five escallops argent (Weyland) impaling: Azure, a talbot passant or on a chief indented argent three crosses-crosslet sable (Keene) [ 1 ]