John Crockford

John Crockford was an English book publisher in the mid nineteenth century. [1]

Born in Taunton about 1823, [2] by his early twenties he was a printer and publisher in London. He had a long association with Edward William Cox with whom he founded The Critic, The Field and The Clerical Directory. He died on 13 January 1865; and his Era obituary noted

“He possessed great activity, much intelligence, a kindly nature; and will be sorely missed”[3]

References
  1. Brenda Hough, ‘Crockford, John (1824/5–1865)’, rev. H. C. G. Matthew, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 25 Dec 2012
  2. Crockford’s on-line
  3. Death of Mr John Crockford The Era (London, England), Sunday, January 15, 1865; Issue 1373
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