Thornton, Robert Jr.

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Dates Active in Dublin: 

1718–1736

Business Type: 
Bookseller
Publisher
Address(es): 

St Luke’s Head, Dame Street, 1722
The Fan, Dame Street, opposite Eustace Street, 1724–25
College Green, 1729–36

Details: 

Succeeded the business of his father Robert Thornton.

He later took his brothers into partnership, Thomas in 1722 and Charles in 1726.

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  • 'Ruled paper', 1722–23 [sold to Christ Church Cathedral for choir books] (Boydell)
    • See Also: 

    Thornton, Charles
    Thornton, Robert

    Source(s): 

    Munter, Robert, A Dictionary of the Print Trade in Ireland: 1550–1775 (New York: Fordham University Press, 1988), p. 271

    Boydell, Barra, A History of Music at Christ Church Cathedral (Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2004), p. 127

    Last Update: 12-02-2017