| Title |
Murchison, William |
| Date |
b. ca. 1824 |
| Description |
William Murchison, born ca. 1824 in Pennsylvania, worked as a lithographer in Philadelphia during the 1850s, including at
the firm of P. S. Duval 1856-1859. Listed in the 1850 census as a lithographer, he resided with his parents, shoemaker John
Murchison (ca, 1790) and Hannah (b. ca. 1799) in the Dock Ward. During his tenure at Duval, Murchison resided in Center City
at 3 Southhampton Court (near Spruce Street), 166 North Tenth Street, and 1020 Morgan Street (below Vine Street).
|
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Possibly the William W. Murchison who worked for Breuker & Kessler. |
| Is part of |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
| References |
See Duval, P. S. and Murchison, William W. |
| Call number |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
| Bibliographic citation |
Census 1850 |
|
Philadelphia Business and City Directories, 1856-1859 (intermittently) |
