Editing Joseph Addison (section)

==Marriage and death==
[[File:Joseph Addison by Michael Dahl lowres color.jpg|thumb|Addison in 1719, the year he died]]
The later part of Addison's life was not without its troubles. In&nbsp;1716, he married Charlotte, Dowager Countess of Warwick, after working for a time as a tutor for her son. He then lived at [[Bilton Hall, Warwickshire|Bilton Hall]] in [[Warwickshire]].<ref name="BHOLbil">{{cite web |title=Parishes: Bilton |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/warks/vol6/pp30-35 |publisher=British History Online}}</ref> His political career continued, and he served as [[Secretary of State for the Southern Department]] from 1717 to 1718. His political newspaper ''The Freeholder'' was much criticised. His wife was arrogant and imperious; his stepson, [[Edward Rich, 7th Earl of Warwick|Edward Rich]], was an unfriendly rake. Addison's shyness in public limited his effectiveness as a member of Parliament. He eventually fell out with Steele over the [[Peerage Bill]].

In 1718, Addison was forced to resign as Secretary of State because of his poor health, but he remained an MP until his death at [[Holland House]], London, on 17 June 1719 (aged 47). He was buried in [[Westminster Abbey]]. After his death, an apocryphal story circulated that Addison, on his deathbed, had sent for his wastrel stepson to witness how a Christian man meets death.

On 6 April 1808, Middletown, a town in upstate New York, was renamed [[Addison, New York|Addison]] in his honour. [[Addison Road, London|Addison Road]] in West Kensington was also named after him.