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John Stockdale

For his son, the English publisher and editor, see John Joseph Stockdale.

John Stockdale "The Bookselling Blacksmith" by Thomas Rowlandson

John Stockdale (25 March 1750[1] – 21 June 1814[2]) was an English publisher whose London shop became a salon for the political classes and who had to face two actions for defamation. One by the House of Commons became a cause célèbre and resulted in an important change in the law.

  1. ^ Probable – Stockdale (2005) p. 117
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference DNB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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