Crawford, William Horatio
Owner Id3710
TypePerson
GenderMale
Biographical dates - Period of existence1812 - 1888
Other InformationBrewer and benefactor of Queen's College, Cork. Educated at Trinity College and King's Inns, Dublin. Inherited the mansion of Lakelands in Blackrock, east of Cork. Armorial book-plates. A large part of Crawford's collection was sold in London by Sotheby's on 13 March 1891.
Bod-Ink: of Lakelands, Cork; see Alumni Dublinenses, 190; Peter Murray, Illustrated Summary Catalogue of the Crawford Municipal Art Gallery (Cork, 1992), 4-5, mentioning Crawford, his family, and Lakelands, also sub indice; The Lakelands Library, Catalogue of the Rare & Valuable Books, Manuscripts and Engravings of the Late W. H. Crawford, Esq., Lakelands, Co. Cork (London: Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 12 Mar., 18. Mar., 25 Nov. 1891); de Ricci, English Collectors, 165; A. S. Napier and W. H. Stevenson, The Crawford Collection of Early Charters and Documents now in the Bodleian Library (Oxford, 1895).
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Activity
Start (year)1815
End (year)1888
NoteBMC IV:
p. 22: IB.17268;
BMC V:
p. 183: IB.19756; p. 501: IB.23757;
BMC VI:
p. 654: IB.27385; p. 743: IA.26387; p. 766: IA.26738.
BMC VII:
p. 927: IB.30605; p. 955: IA.30507; p. 1107: IA.35003.
MARC Area Codee-ie
PlaceLakelands, Blackrock (Cork) (Geonames Id: 2966132)
Profession / Type of InstitutionBusiness
CharacterisationNo characterisation/lay
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