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FRED GRESHAM
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| Full Name: | Fred R. Gresham
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| Date of Birth: | 1838 at Shefford, Bedfordshire, England
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| Date of Death: | 10th August, 1920
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| Parents: | Robert and Maria Gresham
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| Siblings: | Five siblings
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| Spouse: | First Marriage - Dora Nodes (1862-1900)
Second Marriage - Susannah Grelich (1904-1908)
Third Marriage - Constance Ida Wiseman (1910)
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| Children: | Mary Gresham, 1863; Dora (Dorothy) Gresham, 1865; Henry Wing Gresham, 1866; Frederick Bruce Gresham, 1868
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| Career: | Tanner/Currier
Journalist
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| AFFILIATIONS/ACTIVITIES |
| Committee: | National Cat Club (1896-1899)
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| Judge: | Both dogs and cats
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| Breeder/Exhibitor: | St. Bernards & Bloodhounds
Pigeons |
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NOTABLE CATS & DOGS
Photos courtesy of The Harrison Weir Collection |
| Persian: | Gresham advised Mrs. Florence Champion to purchase 'White Friar', arguably the most sought after white male in the early history of the fancy |
| Saint Bernards: | Abbess
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White Friar | 
Abbess |
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ADDITIONAL PHOTOS
Courtesy of The Harrison Weir Collection |
Edinburgh Dog Show Judge, 1889 |
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Judging Beagles, 1903 |
Judging Skye Terriers, 1905 |
Breeder of prize Pouter shown at rear centre
(as drawn by Harrison Weir) |
Mary Bridgwater
(nee Gresham) |
Judging Dogs, 1905 |
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