Item 108: Bookplate, Kirkman Daniel Rodgson, no date

Item — Box: 20, Folder: 108

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Bookplate, Kirkman Daniel Hodgson, no date

Dates

Created: no date

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Extent

1 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Type of Material:

Bookplate

Condition Note:

Good, no issues overall, there are some marks on the paper

Measurements:

2 1/16 in. x 2 ½ in.

Title:

Kirkman Daniel Rodgson

Description:

A bookplate with the name Kirkman Daniel Hodgson. In the middle of the crest, there is a bird holding a leaf. Merchant and banker Kirkman Daniel Rodgson was born in 1814. His father was John Hodgson. He went to Charterhouse School in 1826. He got married to Frances Butler in 1843 and had two kids, Caroline Anna and Robert Kirkman. He was a merchant in East India and a banker, becoming a partner in the firm of Baring Brothers & Co. He later became deputy governor and governor of the Bank of England for two years and a member of Parliament in the United Kingdom. He first stood in Bridport in 1857 to 1868 and later stood in the constituency of Bristol after winning a by-election in 1870 and retaining the seat in the 1874 General Elections. His resignation triggered the 1878-Bristol by-election. He died on September 11, 1879 in Ashgrove, Sevenoaks, Kent. at his home.