Albert Christopher Addison

Albert Christopher Addison (22 April 1862 – 24 May 1935) was an English writer born in 1862 in Northallerton, Yorkshire. In 1868, his father Daniel Addison founded the Tamworth Herald newspaper.[1]

Prison sentence

In September 1896 Addison was sentenced to six months hard labour at the Old Bailey for forging and uttering an order for the payment of £2 5s., with intent to defraud.[2] He was also charged with stealing two spirit levels and other articles of Henry Robert Bicknell, his master.[3]

Bibliography

Books

  • The Story of the Birkenhead 1902 published by the Gresham Press Unwin Brothers Ltd 27 Pilgrim Street London E C.
  • A Deathless Story of The Birkenhead and its heroes co-authored with W H Matthews 1906 published by Hutchinson & Co Paternoster Row London A full account of the HMS Birkenhead (1845) disaster
  • The Romantic Story of the Mayflower Pilgrims 1911 published by L C Page Boston Mass USA
  • The Romantic Story of the Puritan Fathers and their founding of new Boston 1912 published by L C Page Boston Mass USA
  • The Boston Guidebook 1923 published by Wing Boston Lincs.
  • The Ancient Guildhall: Extract from the "Boston Guide Book" 1930 published by Wing Boston Lincs.
  • Addison also wrote a book on the Lincolnshire Civil War Period but was never published due to the First World War.[4]

References
  1. "A little Herald history - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage".
  2. Old Bailey Proceedings Online, Trial of Albert Christopher Addison. (t18960908-639, 8 September 1896).
  3. Old Bailey Proceedings Online, Trial of Albert Christopher Addison. (t18960908-620, 8 September 1896).
  4. Lincolnshire Standard newspaper 13 June 1931 pg 11 “Mr A.C. Addison gives his life story”
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