Francis Carruthers Gould

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Francis Carruthers Gould by George Charles Beresford, 1902
Cartoon by Francis Carruthers Gould depicting King Leopold II, and the Congo Free State

Sir Francis Carruthers Gould (2 December 1844 – 1925) was a British

political cartoonist, born in Barnstaple, Devon
. He published as F. Carruthers Gould and signed his cartoons FCG.

Biography

Gould was the son of Richard Davie Gould (c. 1816-1900), a Barnstaple architect, and his wife Judith Carruthers (née Ford). Although in early youth he showed great love of drawing, he began life in a bank and then joined the

Westminster Gazette on its foundation and subsequently acting as assistant editor.[1][2]

Among his independent publications are Who killed Cock Robin? (1897), Tales told in the Zoo (1900), two volumes of Froissart's Modern Chronicles (1902 and 1903), and Picture Politics — a periodical reprint of his Westminster Gazette cartoons, one of the most noteworthy implements of political warfare in the armoury of the Liberal Party.[2] With Sir Wilfrid Lawson he published Cartoons in Rhyme and Line (1905).

Frequently grafting his ideas onto subjects taken freely from

House of Lords Record Office
.

Carruthers Gould was responsible for designing eleven (11)

Toby jugs of World War I political and military figures between 1915 and 1920.[3]

His eldest son, Alexander, became a noted artist.

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ "GOULD, Sir Francis Carruthers". Who's Who. Vol. 59. 1907. p. 709.
  2. ^ a b c Chisholm 1911.
  3. ^ "Welcome angloboerwarmuseum.com - Hostmonster.com". angloboerwarmuseum.com. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

Sources

External links

Media related to Francis Carruthers Gould at Wikimedia Commons