Herbert Francis Wauthier


Herbert Francis Wauthier was an English engraver known for his bookplate designs. He was also mayor of the borough of Southgate, and a freeman of the City of London.

Family

Wauthier was born in Holborn, London, London. He married Annie Sophia Lucy Luscombe in the Islington district of London in 1907. They had a daughter, Estelle, who was mayoress of the London Borough of Enfield 1970–71.

Career

Wauthier was in partnership with Sidney James Hunt at F. Osborne & Co. Ltd., which later became Wauthier Osborne Guild Ltd. Wauthier was the executor of Hunt's will.
He was also a justice of the peace, a freeman of the Borough of Southgate, chairman of Southgate Urban District Council, mayor of the borough of Southgate 1936–37, and a freeman of the City of London and of the Goldsmiths' Company.

Death

Wauthier died on 24 April 1964. He is buried in Southgate Cemetery with his wife Annie, his daughter Estelle, and her husband Anthony John Hayes.