Henry Caslon (1786-1850)
Henry Caslon (1786–1850), typefounder
1786 Born the son of Henry Caslon and his wife Elizabeth Rowe; baptised in Saint Giles, Holborn.
1809 On the deaths of Elizabeth Caslon and Nathaniel Catherwood, control of their type-foundry passed to her son Henry
1811 Married Mary Young in St Marylebone, London[1]
1814 Birth of son Henry William Caslon in London[2]
Henry brought in Nathaniel Catherwood's brother, John Catherwood, as a partner in the business.
1821 John Catherwood left.
1823 Responsible for the tax on property in St Luke, Old Street, Islington
1832 Lived in Chiswell-street, Finsbury
1839 Henry William Caslon joined the firm.
1850 May 28th. Died. '28th inst. Boulogne-sur-Mer, aged 64, Henry Caslon, esq. late of the Caslon Letter Foundry. London, and Higham-hill, Walthamstow.'[3]
After this, Henry William Caslon was the sole proprietor of the Caslon foundry.
See Also
Sources of Information
- [1] Wikipedia
- William Caslon
- Caslon typeface
- Biography of Elizabeth Caslon, ODNB