John Warrock
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John Warrock was an American
publisher, most noted for his service as the official printer for the state of Virginia
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He was born in 1773 in Richmond, Virginia
, to Scottish apothocary Ludovic Warrock and Molly Bransford. He was educated in the common schools. As a young adult, he became a printer and for forty years issued annually a series known as "Warrock's Almanac." He was chosen to the office of printer to the Virginia Senate, and held that place for more than forty years. He married a Franklin County, Pennsylvania
, native, Eleanor Kirkpatrick (1779-1855), about 1800 in Richmond. They were members of St. John's Episcopal Church. Two of their six children, John, Jr. and Jane, died in early childhood.
Warrock became a member of the local Richmond Masonic Lodge
in 1810. He served as a private in Ambler's Virginia Militia during the War of 1812
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Warrock became paralyzed in 1857 and finally had to stop his printing activities. He died in Richmond a year later and was buried there in Shockoe Cemetery. At the time of his death, he was the oldest citizen in Richmond at the age of 84.
United States
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publisher, most noted for his service as the official printer for the state of Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
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He was born in 1773 in Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
, to Scottish apothocary Ludovic Warrock and Molly Bransford. He was educated in the common schools. As a young adult, he became a printer and for forty years issued annually a series known as "Warrock's Almanac." He was chosen to the office of printer to the Virginia Senate, and held that place for more than forty years. He married a Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Franklin County, Pennsylvania
As of the census of 2000, there were 129,313 people, 50,633 households, and 36,405 families residing in the county. The population density was 168 people per square mile . There were 53,803 housing units at an average density of 70 per square mile...
, native, Eleanor Kirkpatrick (1779-1855), about 1800 in Richmond. They were members of St. John's Episcopal Church. Two of their six children, John, Jr. and Jane, died in early childhood.
Warrock became a member of the local Richmond Masonic Lodge
Masonic Lodge
This article is about the Masonic term for a membership group. For buildings named Masonic Lodge, see Masonic Lodge A Masonic Lodge, often termed a Private Lodge or Constituent Lodge, is the basic organisation of Freemasonry...
in 1810. He served as a private in Ambler's Virginia Militia during the War of 1812
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
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Warrock became paralyzed in 1857 and finally had to stop his printing activities. He died in Richmond a year later and was buried there in Shockoe Cemetery. At the time of his death, he was the oldest citizen in Richmond at the age of 84.