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Bagster, Robert, 1847-1924
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Dates of existence
1847-1924
History
Robert Bagster was born in 1847 in England.
He was a managing director and chairman of the London publishing firm Samuel Bagster & Sons Limited, well-known all over the world as publisher of the Bible. In 1875, he published the daily devotional scripture “Daily Light on the Daily Path,” which was created by his father Jonathan Bagster, the son of the publisher’s founder Samuel Bagster (1772-1851), for their family's daily devotion. In 1912, Bagster wrote a history of the House of Bagster, which was full of valuable family information. The book was published to commemorate the centenary of the publication of the First Pocket Reference Bible. During the First World War, he joined the National Guard and served. Bagster was passionate about music and was one of the chief organizers and Bass superintend of the Handel Festival Choir, of which he was a member for over fifty years. He also served as a Secretary of the British Archaeological Association and was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and the Zoological Society.
He died in October 1924, in Kingston, Surrey, England.