STRACHAN, George London Bookseller, Mr 1
- Born: About 1679
- Died: 12 November 1752 2
Another name for George was STRAHAN, George.2 3 4
User ID: F400.
General Notes:
"P 615 Mr George Strachan, the eminent Bookseller, was a son of the Rev. John Strachan DD in the University of Aberdeen, and professor of Divinity at Edinburgh, who was incorporated DD at Oxford July 15, 1693, and afterwards a resident in the parish of St Martin in the Fields."
from Literary Anecdotes
"Mr. George Strahan, of London Bookseller."
from Strype's Survey of London (1720)
"Strahan, George. There is now in the Press, and will shortly be publish'd, A Discourse by way of Dialogue, concerning Providence, the Pleasure of a Virtuous Life, the Divinity of our Blessed Saviour, the Doctrine of the Trinity, Incarnation, &c with some Occasional Thoughts concerning Elections, the Original of Government, Appeals to the People, Passive Obedience, the Act of Toleration, &c. The 2d Edition. Written by Sir Humphrey Mackworth, and formerly publish'd under the Title of The Principles of a Member of the Black List. Whereof some few Books are still remaining in the Hands of Mr. George Strahan at the Golden Ball near the Royal Exchange, Cornhill. (Daily Courant 27 Dec 1703)"
from Exeter Working Papers in Book History
"On 5 & 6 Aug 1735 Elizabeth Grestock the elder of Eastbourne, widow of Richard Grestock of Eastbourne, gent, settled a large estate on the marriage of her daughter Elizabeth with John Clarke 'now residing in Eastbourne', clerk; the trustees were Hanbury Walthall of St Catherine Creechurch in London, haberdasher and George Strahan of St Michael Cornhill in London, bookseller. The estate consisted of Land called Honeys in Bexhill, possibly purchased by Newton Parks."
from The National Archives East Sussex Record Office
(Deaths 12 November 1752)
"Mr George Strahan, many years a bookseller in Cornhill"
from The London Magazine 1 2 3 4
Research Notes:
GEORGE CHEYNE AND GEORGE STRAHAN
The writer and the bookseller are sometimes referred to as kinsmen. George Strahan was in fact related to the wife of George Cheyne, Margaret Middleton. She and Strahan were second cousins sharing one set of great grandparents in John Middleton and Elizabeth Ramsay.
GEORGE STRAHAN BOOKSELLER
This George Strachan or Strahan is sometimes described as the father of William Strahan (1715-1785), King's Printer and MP, whose father also was named George. However, William Strahan's father was not a bookseller by trade or profession . He was a 'writer', in the Scottish use of the word, that is a solicitor.
Noted events in his life were:
1. Sold: A New Theory of Fevers by George Cheyne, 1701, London, England. 5 Archibald Pitcairne arranged for the book to be published in Edinburgh but sent to London for sale. He told David Gregory and Robert Gray in February 1701 that 300 copies had been sent to George Strachan, a London émigré bookseller. The reason for sending the book to London was that the atmosphere in Edinburgh at that time was not conducive to free and open debate.
George Strahan would remain Cheyne's published for life.
2. Issued: 3rd edition of Cheyne's first two works, 1722. 5 Cheyne's name now appeared on the title page.
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