Charles William Sutton
| Charles William Sutton MA |
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| Born | 1848 |
| Died | 1920 |
| Nationality | British |
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Charles William Sutton (1848 – 1920) was a British librarian and author.[1]
Career
Sutton was librarian of the Free Manchester Public Libraries.[2] He was also Secretary of the Chetham Society from 1890 to 1920, Editor of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society from 1885 to 1920 and also a Member of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society.
Writing
He was a contributor to the Dictionary of National Biography, creating many articles for the main work, and some for Supplement 1 and Supplement 2.[3]
Legacy
The collection of his letters "1887-1908: letters to John Brownbill and other correspondence" are held by Manchester Archives and Local Studies.[1]
His letter to Edward Arber is in the University of Birmingham: Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections.[2]
Bibliography
- Ernest Axon Charles W. Sutton, M.A., Chief Librarian, Manchester Public Libraries, 1879-1920. An appreciation With two portraits (1921)
References
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| Preceded by
Richard Tonge
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Secretary of the Chetham Society 1890–1920 |
Succeeded by Ernest Broxap |
| Preceded by
James Holme Nicholson
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President of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society 1899–1900 |
Succeeded by William Boyd Dawkins |
| Preceded by
Joseph Heaton Stanning
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Editor of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society 1885–1920 |
Succeeded by George Pearson |
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