Dr Henry Stephens (1796–1864) was the inventor in 1832 of an indelible "blue-black writing fluid" which was to become famous as Stephens' Ink and to form the foundation of a successful worldwide company for over 150 years. If you would like to order more than one From around 1830 Stephens had been experimenting with chemicals and ink-making in the basement cellar at 54 Stamford Street, perhaps as a sort of hobby but more likely due to dissatisfaction with the poor quality of the writing materials available at that time. Stephens was popular in Finchley as a businessman, lecturer and philanthropist and was known as 'Inky' Stephens, the 'uncrowned king of Finchley', as a result. His son, Henry Charles Brief summary Dr Henry Stephens was at medical school with John Keats, but later (in 1832) invented his famous 'Blue-Black Writing Fluid', which he developed into writing ink. A businessman as well as a politician, he was also a chemist and had a huge interest in water management, horticulture and agriculture.Henry Charles 'Inky' Stephens (February 1841 – July 1918) was an English businessman and Conservative Party politician. Antique Henry Stephens stoneware ink bottle with original label and cork. Dr Henry Stephens (1796–1864) was the inventor in 1832 of an indelible "blue-black writing fluid" which was to become famous as Stephens' Ink and to form the foundation of a successful worldwide company for over 130 years. In 1872 the ink factory and offices were moved from Aldersgate Street to 275 Holloway Road, Holloway; in 1892 the factory moved again to nearby Gillespie Road, close to Arsenal station. Stephens added a water tower with adjacent glasshouses, a lodge, coach house and stable block and arranged for a number of rare trees to be planted throughout the grounds. Stephens was born at 71 York Road, Lambeth, London on 2 February 1841, the son of Dr Henry Stephens and his second wife Anne, of Redbourn, Hertfordshire. The family firm manufacturing the ink and various accessories lay the foundations of a considerable family fortune. Stamped on the side Bourne Denby.
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He was elected as MP for the Hornsey constituency, which included Finchley, at a by-election in 1887 (defeating the later-to-be-disgraced Horatio Bottomley) after the sitting Conservative MP was elevated to the peerage. 'Stephens' Ink' was invented by the British physician, Dr Henry Stephens (1796-1864), who in 1832 first developed his indelible "blue-black writing fluid" that became the basis of a successful manufacturing enterprise lasting over 130 years. He was re-elected in 1892, returned unopposed in 1895, and stood down from Parliament on a point of principle at the 1900 general election. TIMELINE HISTORY OF HENRY C. STEPHENS LTD THE STEPHENS' INK COMPANY 1796(March) Birth of Henry Stephensin Holborn, London, the second son of Joseph Stephens (1771–1820) and his wife Catherine (1763–1843), née Farey 1801The Stephens family moves to the Bull Inn, Redbourn, Hertfordshire, where Joseph Stephens becomes landlord He sat in the House of Commons from 1887 to 1900 as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Hornsey division of Middlesex, which included Finchley.Stephens was born at 71 York Road, Lambeth, London on 2 February 1841, the son of Dr Henry Stephens and his second wife Anne, of Redbourn, Hertfordshire. After an early education in France, the boy returned to England to attend The year before (1863), he had married Margaret Agnes Mackereth, the daughter of an old medical-student friend of his Stephens enlarged and improved the house and in the 1870s sought advice about having the grounds developed, and employed landscape gardener In 1872 the ink factory and offices were moved from Stephens was popular in Finchley as a businessman, lecturer and philanthropist and was known as "Inky" Stephens, the "uncrowned king of Finchley", as a result.Aside from the family business and politics, he was a chemist, a local benefactor and philanthropist, and had an interest in agriculture and water management.In 1887 he proposed, and later partially financed, the establishment of a park in Finchley to commemorate In his will he bequeathed Avenue House and its ten acres of gardens to 'the people of Finchley' held in trust by Finchley Urban District Council, subject to the condition that they be 'open for the use and enjoyment always of the people, subject to reasonable regulation'; the house and The estate, now with a new visitor centre and cafe, contains a small museum - The Stephens Collection - featuring the history of the Stephens family and the estate, the development of the Stephens ink company into a worldwide brand, and the history of writing materials generally. Stephens was born at 71 York Road, Lambeth, London on 2 February 1841, the son of Dr Henry Stephens and his second wife Anne, of Redbourn, Hertfordshire.
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