Andrew Strahan
Andrew Strahan (1749–1831) was an
King's Printer
.
Biography
Andrew Strahan was the youngest son of William Strahan (1715–1785), and carried on his father's business with success, becoming one of the joint patentees, with John Reeves and George Eyre as the King's Printer. He retired in 1819. Between 1796 and 1820 he sat in Parliament successively for Newport, Wareham, Carlow, Aldeburgh, and New Romney.
Strahan was a close friend of the inventor
John Dickinson & Co. Ltd.[1]
Strahan died on 25 August 1831 leaving an enormous fortune. In his will he bequeathed £1,000 to the
Stationers' Company but Strahan also remembered all the Dickinson family, among them John Dickinson, who received £4,000.[2]
References
Sources
- Cochrane, J. A., Dr Johnson's Printer : The Life of William Strahan, 1964
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Strahan, William". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.