b. 5 August 1860. d. 4 July 1939. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Animal caricaturist and illustrator, particularly humorous drawings of cats. President
of the National Cat Club. Illustrated postcards for Raphael Tuck. On the staff of
*The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News* (from 1882) and *The Illustrated London
News* (from 1886). While in New York he worked for *New York American* (1907-1910).
Houfe comments that “his obsession [with cats] slowly turned to insanity and he died
in poverty.” Biographical information: Houfe 488, Wood 490. (AC)