Egerton Smith

Male, Deceased Person

1774 – 1841

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Who was Egerton Smith?

Egerton Smith was a Liverpool publisher, founder of the Liverpool Mercury.

Egerton Smith was the son of Egerton Smith the elder and Ann Prescott. He joined his mother and then his brother in the family firm, making navigational instruments, and took out a patent for one invention in 1809. However, he increasingly turned towards printing and publishing. He founded the Liverpool Mercury newspaper in 1811, and a weekly magazine, The Kaleidoscope, in 1818. Smith was also active in founding mechanics institutes and became a well-known local philanthropist.

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Born
1774
Lived in
  • Liverpool
Died
1841

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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