William Godwin's Diary

Constable, David

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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 12 times, but was not at home (N) 1 time, and was a venue (V) 1 time.

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1816

2  August  1816 19  November  1816

1817

5  January  1817 14  January  1817 17  January  1817 22  January  1817 3  February  1817 9  December  1817

1821

3  September  1821 (N) 9  September  1821 (V) 12  September  1821

1823

22  April  1823

  • Name: Constable, David
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: 1795
  • Death Date: 4  January  1867
  • Occupation: book collector
  • Occupation: lawyer

David was the son of Archibald Constable, a Scottish published with close connections to Godwin for a period. He became a book collector himself, travelling the Continent in search of antiquarian volumes. He became a lawyer in 1819 and later moved to Brussels for a time after the failure of his business.

On 2 February 1822 Godwin wrote to William Henry Curran, who was making a trip to Edinburgh, to recommend various people to him. The first mentioned is David Constable, who 'is a much worthier man than his father. He is decisively learned and ingenious.'

  • MS. Abinger c. 13, fols. 2-3: 2 January 1822
  • DNB, 'Archibald Constable'

This table lists the people this person is most frequently noted with in the diary.

Name Number of Meetings
Constable, Archibald 3
Taylor, Richard 1
Taylor, Edward 1
Bevan, Joseph 1
Leslie, Sir John 1
Godwin, William 1