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Thomas Salter

1814 – 1826

English writer on angling (b. 1762/3, d. in or after 1820)

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Lived 1814 – 1826 (aged 11–12). Thomas Salter was a fisher.

Thomas Frederick Salter (fl. 1814–1826) was an English writer on angling.

Biography Salter carried on business as a hatter at 47 Charing Cross, London. When a child of twelve he constantly accompanied his father on fishing expeditions, and until the age of fifty-two he used to fish wherever possible in the vicinity of London, remaining at favourite stations for weeks together. When, owing to declining health, he retired from business, he lived for a long time at Clapton Place, and put into writing his observations on angling. He called himself ‘gent.’ in the title of his first book, ‘The Angler's Guide, or Complete London Angler in the Thames, Lea, and other Waters twenty miles round London’ (1814), and dedicated it to the Duchess of York. He added a weather table, in which he assigns meteorological changes to the influence of the moon. A ninth edition was published in 1841. As of the late 19th century this was still one of the soundest and most practical treatises on the art of angling. A few copies of the sixth edition were printed on large paper with proof impressions of the plates. Salter also published: ‘The Angler's Guide Abridged,’ 1816, which passed through nine editions, and ‘The Troller's Guide,’ 1820 (3rd edit. 1841); this was also appended to the fifth edition of the ‘Angler's Guide.’

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Important facts

Born
1814
Birth century
Died
1826
Occupation
Fisher
Also known as
Thomas Frederick Salter

Frequently asked questions

Who was Thomas Salter?

English writer on angling (b. 1762/3, d. in or after 1820)

When was Thomas Salter born?

Thomas Salter was born in 1814.

When did Thomas Salter die?

Thomas Salter died in 1826.

What was Thomas Salter's occupation?

Thomas Salter was a fisher.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Thomas Salter

· Wikidata: Q18530866

· DBpedia: Thomas Frederick Salter

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