HARRISON WEIR

PERSONAL

Full Name: Harrison William Weir
Date of Birth: 5th May, 1824 at Lewes, England
Date of Death: 3rd January, 1906 at Appledore, England
Spouse: First Marriage, Ann Herring (1845-c1874)
Second Marriage, Alice Mary Upjohn(1875-1898)
Third Marriage, Eva Gobles(1899-1906)
Children: Arthur Harrison Weir (1847); Edith Weir (1851); Grace Harrison Weir (1853); John Gilbert Weir (1854)
Siblings: John Jenner Weir

Career: Artist & Illustrator, Author
AFFILIATIONS/ACTIVITIES

Chair:National Cat Club, 1887
Cat Judge:1871-1905
Show Management:1st Crystal Palace Cat Show, London, England
Additional Interests: Author & Journalist
Poultryman/Ornithology
Judge of Cage-Birds, Poultry & Others
Naturalist/Horticulturalist
F.R.H.S., Royal Academy
Known as "Father of the Cat Fancy"

Publications: Our Cats, 1889

PUBLICATION & SOCIAL MEDIA MENTIONS

The History Project:Harrison William Weir
Web Site:The Harrison Weir Collection

ADDITIONAL PHOTOS
Courtesy of The Harrison Weir Collection


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