Frederick Thomas Dalton Explained

Frederick Thomas Dalton (29 October 1855 – 11 November 1927) was a school master, solicitor, journalist and caricaturist for Vanity Fair (signed "FTD"). He is now remembered primarily for the Vanity Fair caricatures he drew in the 1890s and early 1900s.[1]

Biography

Dalton was educated at Highgate School and Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He was assistant master of Radley College in 1879–1880. He qualified for admission as a solicitor and in 1893 he joined the staff of The Times, became Assistant Editor of Literature in 1897 and served as Editor of Literature in 1900–1901.[2] He was assistant editor for The Times Literary Supplement from 1902 to 1923.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp06845/ft-dalton-ftd F. T. Dalton ('F. T. D.') (active 1890) - National Portrait Gallery
  2. DALTON, Frederick Thomas. Who's Who. 1907. 59. 437.
  3. http://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A98146 Frederick Thomas Dalton – austlit.edu.au