Courtney, William Prideaux
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William Prideaux Courtney (1845-1913) was born in Penzance on 26 April 1845, and educated at Penzance Grammar School and the City of London School. He joined the office of Ecclesiastical Commissioners in 1865, and became Principal Clerk in the Pay Office. Courtney contributed to the Dictionary of national biography, and the latter volumes of the ninth edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica . He also wrote books on a variety of subjects, and contributed to newspapers and periodicals. He retired in 1892, and died on 14 November 1913.
From the guide to the Notes on Stourbridge Fair, c. 1906-1912, (Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives)
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creatorOf | Notes on Stourbridge Fair, c. 1906-1912 | Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Vol. LXVI ( ff. 324 ). 20 Mar. 1893-31 May 1895.includes:f. 1 Ada Dayrell Fowler, alias 'Dayrell Trelawney', author: Agreement with R. Bentley and Son: 1893.: Signed. f. 3 Mary Elizabeth Carter, afterwards Stevenson; novelist: Agreements with R. Ben... | British Library | |
creatorOf | Vol. V (ff. 192). Chetwynd-Talbot -Dussant.includes:ff. 1-5v Anna Theresa Chetwynd-Talbot, wife of Charles, 19th Earl of Shrewsbury: Letters etc., to T. H. S. Escott from Anna Theresa Chetwynd-Talbot: 1884-1885.f. 6 Hugh Culling Eardley Childers... | British Library |
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