Which British poet served as Poet Laureate from 1850 to 1892?

The British poet who served as Poet Laureate from 1850 to 1892 was Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

Tennyson was appointed after the death of William Wordsworth in 1850 and held the office throughout most of Queen Victoria's reign. His 42-year tenure remains the longest in the history of the British laureateship. The position traditionally involved producing occasional poems for national events, although it did not require a regular schedule or a fixed style.

During his laureateship, Tennyson wrote works connected with public mourning, royal occasions, and military events. His famous poem “The Charge of the Light Brigade,” published in 1854, commemorated the ill-fated British cavalry charge during the Crimean War. Other notable works include “Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington” and “The Idylls of the King.” He accepted a peerage in 1883, becoming Baron Tennyson, which is why he is commonly known as Alfred, Lord Tennyson. He died in office in 1892.