# William Darton

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'''William Darton, Sr.''' (1755–1819) was a British [publisher](/source/publisher) of [children's books](/source/children's_books).  His business was located on [Gracechurch Street](/source/Gracechurch_Street) in London.

Darton was the son of John Darton, an innkeeper. Darton's son William Darton, Jr. (1781–1854) was with the firm in [Holborn](/source/Holborn).<ref>By Linda David [http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/etexts/darton/ Children's books published by William Darton and his sons : a catalogue of an exhibition at the Lilly Library, Indiana University] April–June, 1992. Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington). 88 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. The Library, [Bloomington, IN], c1992.</ref> Another descendant, [Joseph William Darton](/source/Joseph_William_Darton) (1844–1916), became a founding partner in the British publisher [Wells Gardner, Darton and Company](/source/Wells_Gardner%2C_Darton_and_Company).<ref>{{Cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Announcement of W. Wells Gardner's death, quoted from the ''Athenæum'' |newspaper=Grantham Journal |date=17 January 1880 |via=The British Newspaper Archive}}</ref>

==See also==
*[F. J. Harvey Darton](/source/F._J._Harvey_Darton)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Gutenberg author | id=Darton,+William }}
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=William Darton}}
*[https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/search.jsp?Erp=20&N=38537+38533+37910+4293005166&view=grid Works by William Darton] at [Toronto Public Library](/source/Toronto_Public_Library)
* {{LCAuth|n85008388|William Darton|11|ue}}
* [https://lccn.loc.gov/nr92040954 William Darton, Jr. (1781–1854)] at LC Authorities, with 10 records, and [https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-nr92-040954 at WorldCat]

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Category:19th-century British publishers (people)
Category:Publishers (people) from London
Category:1755 births
Category:1819 deaths

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