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John Crowder (Lord Mayor of London)

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51: 92:, an evening paper, published three times a week. Both these papers had been for some years supported by the productions of Goldsmith, Kelly, and others. This engagement, in which Crowder took a very active part, continued until 1787, the time of Blyth's death, when Crowder, who the year before had married Blyth's niece, Mary Annabella James (died 6 November 1823), succeeded to the management of the whole concern. This he carried on for upwards of thirty years. During this period, was frequently employed in printing valuable works for the 108:. Residing, as he had during almost the whole of his life, in the ward of Farringdon Within, he was, in 1800, elected one of their representatives in the common council, afterwards became one of their deputies, (this ward had two) and on the death of Thomas Smith, esq. was elected alderman on 1 May 1823. In 1825 he was elected sheriff by the livery at large. On his retirement from the 243: 218: 297: 112:, he continued to perform the duties of alderman. On 9 November 1829 he entered on his mayoralty, and in the same year, served as Master of the Company of Stationers. 287: 292: 302: 120:
In mid-September 1830 his health became slowly but seriously affected. On 9 November 1830 he was removed in a very feeble state to his house at
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In 1865 his daughter, Rosetta Waddell (nee Crowder), had his remains reinterred in a family vault in the Lebanon Circle on the western side of
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A Dictionary of Printers and Printing, with the Progress of Literature, Ancient and Modern; Bibliographical Illustrations
78: 31: 124:, where he lingered till 2 December, when he died, aged seventy-four years. His remains were interred in the parish 84:
About 1780, he obtained an engagement in the printing office of Francis Blyth, printer and part proprietor of the
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He finally left the business in 1820, when he had amassed a considerable fortune by some successful
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Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century
166: 164: 181: 179: 128:. His brother, James Pecholier Crowder, died at 54:Grave of John Crowder in the Lebanon Circle in 200:The Monumental Inscriptions of Middlesex Vol 2 73:, and at the expiration of his time, went to 8: 298:People from Buckinghamshire (before 1965) 170: 155: 22:(1756 – 2 December 1830) was an English 185: 148: 126:church of Christchurch, Newgate-street 7: 288:19th-century lord mayors of London 258:(Public domain ed.). Johnson. 233:(Public domain ed.). p.  198:Cansick, Frederick Teague (1872). 14: 88:, a daily morning paper, and the 293:19th-century English politicians 241: 216: 202:. J Russell Smith. p. 142. 303:Sheriffs of the City of London 132:two days before the Alderman. 1: 227:Nichols, John Bowyer (1858). 283:Burials at Highgate Cemetery 319: 252:Timperley, C. H. (1839). 61:John Crowder was born in 65:in 1756. He served his 58: 53: 40:Lord Mayor of London 46:Career as a printer 59: 137:Highgate Cemetery 116:Illness and death 56:Highgate Cemetery 36:Farringdon Within 310: 259: 245: 244: 238: 220: 219: 204: 203: 195: 189: 183: 174: 168: 159: 153: 130:Stockwell Common 16:English alderman 318: 317: 313: 312: 311: 309: 308: 307: 263: 262: 251: 242: 226: 217: 213: 208: 207: 197: 196: 192: 184: 177: 169: 162: 154: 150: 145: 118: 102: 79:William Strahan 63:Buckinghamshire 48: 17: 12: 11: 5: 316: 314: 306: 305: 300: 295: 290: 285: 280: 275: 265: 264: 261: 260: 239: 212: 209: 206: 205: 190: 188:, p. 503. 175: 173:, p. 915. 171:Timperley 1839 160: 158:, p. 914. 156:Timperley 1839 147: 146: 144: 141: 117: 114: 101: 98: 67:apprenticeship 47: 44: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 315: 304: 301: 299: 296: 294: 291: 289: 286: 284: 281: 279: 276: 274: 271: 270: 268: 257: 256: 249: 248:public domain 240: 236: 232: 231: 224: 223:public domain 215: 214: 210: 201: 194: 191: 187: 182: 180: 176: 172: 167: 165: 161: 157: 152: 149: 142: 140: 138: 133: 131: 127: 123: 115: 113: 111: 107: 100:Public office 99: 97: 95: 91: 90:London Packet 87: 86:Public Ledger 82: 80: 76: 72: 68: 64: 57: 52: 45: 43: 41: 37: 33: 29: 25: 21: 254: 229: 211:Bibliography 199: 193: 186:Nichols 1858 151: 134: 119: 106:speculations 103: 89: 85: 83: 60: 20:John Crowder 19: 18: 278:1830 deaths 273:1756 births 122:Hammersmith 94:booksellers 267:Categories 143:References 110:shrievalty 28:alderman 250:: 225:: 71:printer 30:of the 24:printer 75:London 38:, and 69:to a 32:ward 235:503 81:. 34:of 269:: 178:^ 163:^ 139:. 96:. 42:. 26:, 237:.

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printer
alderman
ward
Farringdon Within
Lord Mayor of London

Highgate Cemetery
Buckinghamshire
apprenticeship
printer
London
William Strahan
booksellers
speculations
shrievalty
Hammersmith
church of Christchurch, Newgate-street
Stockwell Common
Highgate Cemetery
Timperley 1839


Timperley 1839


Nichols 1858
public domain
Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century
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public domain

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