Herbert Francis Wauthier
Herbert Francis Wauthier JP (10 March 1881[1] – 24 April 1964) was an English engraver known for his bookplate designs. He was also mayor of the borough of Southgate (1936–37), and a freeman of the City of London.
Family
[edit]Wauthier was born in Holborn, London, London.[2] He married Annie Sophia Lucy Luscombe in the Islington district of London in 1907.[3] They had a daughter, Estelle (1921–83), who was mayoress of the London Borough of Enfield 1970–71.
Career
[edit]Wauthier was in partnership with Sidney James Hunt (died 30 December 1940) at F. Osborne & Co. Ltd., which later became Wauthier Osborne Guild Ltd.[4] Wauthier was the executor of Hunt's will.[5]
He was also a justice of the peace, a freeman of the Borough of Southgate, chairman of Southgate Urban District Council (1933–34), mayor of the borough of Southgate 1936–37, and a freeman of the City of London and of the Goldsmiths' Company.
Death
[edit]Wauthier died on 24 April 1964. He is buried in Southgate Cemetery with his wife Annie (died 24 December 1958), his daughter Estelle, and her husband Anthony John Hayes.
References
[edit]- ^ 1939 England and Wales Register
- ^ 1881 England Census
- ^ England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription. Retrieved 8 August 2016. (subscription required)
- ^ Sidney James Hunt (Biographical details). British Museum. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ Probate Calendar 1941. Retrieved 8 August 2016. (subscription required)
Further reading
[edit]- King, Phylliss. (c. 1951) The bookplates of Herbert Francis Wauthier. Washington, D.C. : American Society of Bookplate Collectors and Designers.
- Presswell, Paul T. "Bookplates for F. Osborne & Co. Ltd., latterly Wauthier Osborne Guild Ltd. with particular reference to Herbert Francis Wauthier", The Bookplate Journal, XVI 1, (March 1998), pp. 42–45.
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