Sir Francis Graham Moon, 1st Baronet (28 October 1796 – 13 October 1871) was an English printseller and publisher and served as

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Life

Moon was born at St Andrew,

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, the son of Christopher Moon, and Ann, daughter of T. Withry. His father was a gold and silver smith. Moon became a print seller and acquired a number of shops at the corner of Finch Street and

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in the 1820s on the site of the Royal Exchange buildings.London City History - Biography
He was considered to be the leading print publisher in London and was commissioned by artists including

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and

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. In 1831, Moon entered the

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for

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ward and became one of the

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in 1843. He was an

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for

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from 1844 to 1871 and for Bridge Street Without from 1871. In 1854, he became Lord Mayor of London and showed European leanings as in 1855 he received the

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and his wife

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in the

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. He was subsequently honoured as a

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. He was created

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on 4 May 1855. Moon was master of the

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from 1854 to 1855 and Master of the Loriners' Company from 1855 to 1856. Moon died at Western House,

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on 13 October 1871, at the age of 74. He was buried in the churchyard of St. Mary's Church, Fetcham,

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where his son Edward was rector.

Family

Moon married Anne Chancellor on 28 October 1818, and had four sons and four daughters. His son Edward Graham Moon was a rower and clergyman and succeeded to the baronetcy. Through his marriage to Anne, Moon was related to the architects

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and

F. G. M. Chancellor Francis Graham Moon Chancellor (30 September 1869 – 20 September 1940), styled professionally as F. G. M. Chancellor, was a Tasmanian''Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911'', The National Archives of the UK (TNA), Kew, Surr ...

."The Late Alderman Sir Francis Graham Moon", ''London City Press'', 28 October 1871, p. 2.

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National Portrait Gallery
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