Complex sentence: James Wills, (January 1 1790--November 1868), poet and miscellaneous writer, younger son of a Roscommon squire, was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and studied law in the Middle Temple.
Split into simpler sentences: James Wills, (1 January 1790--November 1868), was an Irish writer and poet. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and studied law in the Middle Temple.