De Fonblanque, Albany, 1829-1924
Variant names
French
Biographical notes:
Albany de Granier de Fonblanque was born in 1830, the son of John Samuel Martin Fonblanque who came of an ancient and noble Huguenot family. He attended Tonbridge School where he played cricket. In 1853, he was called to the bar and entered the foreign service. Fonblanque served in a number of legal and judicial posts in Egypt and Constantinople and served as consul in Colombia and the United States before retiring in 1892. In the meantime, he wrote several novels beginning with The Man of Fortune (1859). In addition, he contributed to numerous periodicals. Fonblanque died in 1924 in Brighton.
Links to collections
Forster, John, 1812-1876. Autograph letter signed : London, to [Albany] Fonblanque, 1850 Nov. 6.
Pierpont Morgan Library.
Autograph File, S, 1556-1996.
Houghton Library
John F. Glaser collection of historical autograph letters and manuscripts, 1739-1933.
Houghton Library
Autograph File, B, ca.1500-1982
Houghton Library
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Daly, Augustin, 1838-1899
associatedWith
Forster, John, 1812-1876.
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Glaser, John F., collector.
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Variant Names
Fonblanque, Albany de Grenier, 1829-1924
Fonblanque, Albany, 1829-1924
De Fonblanque, Albany, 1829-1924
Albany Fonblanque
Fonblanque, A. de
Fonblanque, Albany (Albany de Grenier), 1829-1924
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