Cluer Dicey | |
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Born | 28 January 1715 |
Died | 3 October 1775 (aged 60) |
Occupation(s) | Vendor of Patent medicines, newspaper proprietor, publisher, printer, printseller. |
Spouse | Mary/Maria Nutshawe |
Children | William, b & d. 1739; Charlotte, b. 1740; Thomas, b. 1742, Sarah Ann b. 1746, Elizabeth (dates not known) |
Parent(s) | William Dicey and Mary, nee Atkins |
Cluer Dicey (28 January 1715 – 3 October 1775) was an English newspaper proprietor, publisher of street literature, printseller and patent medicine seller, in London and later in Northampton. He was also proprietor of the Northampton Mercury newspaper from 1756 until his death in October 1775. Likewise he inherited and developed a huge distribution network in England for patent medicines.