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Whittingham, Charles

(Encyclopedia)Whittingham, Charles hwĭtˈĭnjəm, –ĭng-əm [key], 1767–1840, English printer. He established a printery in London in 1789, removing to Chiswick and founding the Chiswick Press in 1810. He was ...

Wells, Henry

(Encyclopedia)Wells, Henry, 1805–78, American pioneer expressman, b. Thetford, Vt. As a child he moved with his family to central New York state. In 1843 he established express service between New York City and B...

Hunt, Holman

(Encyclopedia)Hunt, Holman: see Hunt, William Holman. ...

Connor, Ralph

(Encyclopedia)Connor, Ralph: see Gordon, Charles William. ...
 

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