HOMER

John James . b. Wands worth 1809; educated for a solicitor; proprietor of Dolphin tavern, Mare st. Hackney; was the means of abolishing a brewers’ impost known as butt-money 1836; hon. treasurer of the London Licensed Victuallers’ Protection Soc. 1838 to death; governor of Incorporated Soc. of Licensed victuallers 1850; doubled the size of the Morning Advertiser 1850; common councilman for ward of Corn hill 1866; contested Hackney 18 Nov. 1868; wine and spirit merchant 2 Royal Exchange buildings, London 1852 to death; author of A summary of the laws relating to licensed victuallers 1839; Monarch fire and life insurance co., Scenes at the election for a director 1852. d. at res. of his son-in-law Dr. William Slimon 4 York place, Bow road, London 3 March 1888. Licensed Victuallers’ Almanack (1862) 95–9, portrait ; Licensed Victuallers’ Year book (1875) 70–1, portrait .