Richard Mason (c. 1816- 26 December 1881) was a printer and author. He is believed to have been a native of

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, but settled in

Tenby Tenby ( cy, Dinbych-y-pysgod, lit=fortlet of the fish) is both a walled seaside town in Pembrokeshire, Wales, on the western side of Carmarthen Bay, and a local government community. Notable features include of sandy beaches and the Pembroke ...

, Wales. In 1850 he took on the publishing and printing of ''

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'' at his sole risk for a share of the fees from subscribers who at that time numbered only 130. In 1855 the

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assumed the role of publisher but retained Mason as their printer. In 1884 he was also involved with the Cambrian Journal, the journal of the Cambrian Institute, which he printed in Tenby and published in conjunction with Longmans & Co, J. Russell Smith and J. Peterham, all of London.

Works

*''A Guide to the Town of Tenby and its Neighbourhood'' (1852) *''Tales and Traditions of Tenby'' (1858)

References

* ''Notable Welshmen (1700–1900)'', 1908 * E. Laws and E. H. Edwards, ''Church Book of St. Mary the Virgin, Tenby'', Tenby, 1907 {{DEFAULTSORT:Mason, Richard 1816 births 1881 deaths 19th-century printers Welsh writers