John Reddington 1682-1739

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John REDDINGTON 1682-1739

Reddington's bookplate (British Museum Franks Collection 24704)

Biographical Note

Son of John Reddington, of Cambridge. BA Trinity College, Cambridge 1702, fellow 1704, MA 1705. Rector of Rackheath, Norfolk 1711, of St Edmund, Norwich 1712, of Hethel 1737; Headmaster of Norwich Grammar School 1732-39.

Biographical Note

Reddington used an engraved armorial bookplate (Franks 24704); the extent and disposition of his library are not known.

Sources

  • Blatchly, J., East Anglian ex-libris, London, 2008, p.41-2.
  • Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903.
  • Venn, J. and J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge, 1922.