John Thistlewood Davenport (1817–1901) was an English pharmacist and businessman.Deaths
''The Chemist and Druggist'', p. 12 (January 2, 1902) He was the founder of J. T. Davenport & Sons, a pharmaceuticals company based in

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, London which bought the patent for Dr.

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's '

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' and sold the famous drug for ailments including headache, stomachache, insomnia, and cholera. Davenport served as

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of the

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(formerly the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain) from 1853–55 and as its

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, 1855-56. An obituary for him in the Society's ''Pharmaceutical Journal'' gave this credit to him: “the first official recognition of the Society in connection with the British Pharmacopoeia may be said to date from the time of Mr. Davenport’s presidency.”

Personal life

Davenport was nephew of

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, the leader of the

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. He married Cecilia Hopgood, daughter of Thomas Burn Hopgood (1785–1860), the London silvermaker. His second wife was Eliza Clarendon Forbes, daughter of Captain John Forbes. Amongst his children were

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the athlete and

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's one time representative in the 'mile dash' and Rev. John M. Davenport. Davenport's grandson was Hayward Davenport who later took over the business.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Davenport, John Thistlewood English pharmacists 1817 births 1901 deaths