Thomas William Herringshaw
Encyclopedia
Thomas William Herringshaw (born January 27, 1858, Lincolnshire
, England
) was an American
journalist, publisher, genealogist and biographical author, best known for editing and publishing biographical reference works.
. He was brought up in America, where he studied at the Chicago athenaeum and the Chicago union college of law. From 1875 to 1879 he worked as a printer in New York City
, Philadelphia and Chicago
. In 1879 he established and edited the magazine Farm, Field and Fireside, and was made president of the Farm, Field and Fireside publishing company when it was incorporated in 1880.
In 1880 Herringshaw, who claimed himself the author of a volume on 'mulierology', married Mary Linna Jones: they lived near Lincoln Park
. They also kept up a country villa, Herringshaw Hall, built of solid-cut granite, on the highest point in Lake County, Illinois
. Selling his interest in Farm, Field and Fireside, Herringshaw established a Chicago printing office. In 1884 he founded the American Publishers' Association, was its president, and used it to publish various biographical reference works associated with his name.
Lincolnshire
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, England
England
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) was an American
United States
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journalist, publisher, genealogist and biographical author, best known for editing and publishing biographical reference works.
Biography
According to the biographical sketch provided for his own National library of American biography, Herringshaw was born in England, and claimed descent from the Heronshaw family of Boston, LincolnshireBoston, Lincolnshire
Boston is a town and small port in Lincolnshire, on the east coast of England. It is the largest town of the wider Borough of Boston local government district and had a total population of 55,750 at the 2001 census...
. He was brought up in America, where he studied at the Chicago athenaeum and the Chicago union college of law. From 1875 to 1879 he worked as a printer in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, Philadelphia and Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. In 1879 he established and edited the magazine Farm, Field and Fireside, and was made president of the Farm, Field and Fireside publishing company when it was incorporated in 1880.
In 1880 Herringshaw, who claimed himself the author of a volume on 'mulierology', married Mary Linna Jones: they lived near Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park is an urban park in Chicago, which gave its name to the Lincoln Park, Chicago community area.Lincoln Park may also refer to:-Urban parks:*Lincoln Park , California*Lincoln Park, San Francisco, California...
. They also kept up a country villa, Herringshaw Hall, built of solid-cut granite, on the highest point in Lake County, Illinois
Lake County, Illinois
Lake County is a county in the northeastern corner of the state of Illinois, on the shore of Lake Michigan. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 703,462, which is an increase of 9.2% from 644,356 in 2000. Its county seat is Waukegan. The county is part of the Chicago metropolitan area...
. Selling his interest in Farm, Field and Fireside, Herringshaw established a Chicago printing office. In 1884 he founded the American Publishers' Association, was its president, and used it to publish various biographical reference works associated with his name.
Works
- The biographical review of prominent men and women of the Day, A. B. Gehman & Co, 1888
- [Anon.], Mulierology, or the Science of Woman, Home Publishing House, Chicago, 1890
- (ed.) Poetical Quotations , American Publishers' Company, 1892
- (ed.) Poets of America, American Publishers' Company, 1894
- (ed.) Herringshaw's encyclopedia of American Biography, 1898
- (ed.) Library of American literature, American Publishers' Company
- Herringshaw's national library of American biography, 5 vols, American Publishers' Company, 1909-14.
- (ed.) Herringshaw's American blue book of biography, American Publishers' Company, published annually