Edward Clodd
1840–1930
Banker and author. Clerk at the London Joint Stock Bank, 1862–72; appointed secretary in 1872; retired, 1915. As a Congregationalist, became friendly with many of the more liberal leaders of religious thought. Joined the unconventional Century Club in 1877, and the Folk-Lore Society in 1878. Helped to found the Johnson Club in 1884, and the Omar Khayyám Club in 1892. He developed a remarkable circle of friends, and his books, the first of which was published in 1873, were very popular.
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DNB.
Bibliography
DNB: Dictionary of national biography. Edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee. 63 vols. and 2 supplements (6 vols.). London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1912. Dictionary of national biography 1912–90. Edited by H. W. C. Davis et al. 9 vols. London: Oxford University Press. 1927–96.
