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Richard Davis Webb : Dublin Quaker printer, 1805-72 / Richard S. Harrison.

Title
Richard Davis Webb : Dublin Quaker printer, 1805-72 / Richard S. Harrison.
Author
Harrison, Richard S.
Publication
[Dublin?] : R.S. Harrison, [c1993]

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ii, 84 p. : ill.; 21 cm.
Summary
Richard Davis Webb (1805-1872) was born in Dublin to James and Deborah Sparrow Webb. He was brought up in a Quaker household and eventually attended a Quaker school in County Kildare. After his schooling he apprenticed as a printer in Dublin. In 1833 he married Hannah Waring (1809-1862). They were the parents of four children. Richard was a well-known printer who backed such humanitarian causes as the anti-slvery and anti-war movements. He was also an outspoken prponent of Irish independance.
Subject
  • Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
  • Society of Friends > Dublin
  • Society of Friends > Ireland
  • Publishers and publishing > Ireland > Biography
  • Printers > Ireland > Biography
  • Quakers > Ireland > Biography
  • Social reformers > Ireland > Biography
Genre/Form
Biographies
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-80) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
LCCN
^^^93247240^
OCLC
  • 30030274
  • SCSB-12046213
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library