|
|
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 |
|
ADDITIONAL PHOTOS
Courtesy of The Harrison Weir Collection |
 |
|
|
|
|
