S. W. Partridge and Co. Publishing

9 Paternoster Row, London (1867)

Samuel William Partridge (1810-1903) was born in London, England. He began his printing career as a reader at “Woodfall & Kinder.” He subsequently joined Mr. Daniel Oakley to form “Partridge & Oakley.” After this partnership dissolved he reorganized under the name “S. W. Partridge & Co.” Mr. S. W. Partridge retired in 1882. Mr. Partridge was an author poetry and hymns and most notably wrote “Upward and Onward,” a book of Christian poetry.

Daniel F. Oakley (?-1865) was a bookseller, publisher, printer, and stationer. He originally published under the name “Daniel F. Oakley.”

Works by Samuel Partridge:

• Upward and Onward
• An Idea of a Christian
• Our English Months
• Voices from the Garden
• Lever Lines for Spare Minutes

Hymns written by Samuel Partridge:

• How Dearly God Must Love Us
• Thou Who hast in Mercy Blest

Published many Christian books like:

• The Little Woodman and His Dog Caesar
• Illustrated Missionary News
• Christian Work of the News of the Churches
• Martin Luther the Reformer
• British Workman

Source and Obituary:

“The Publishers' circular and booksellers' record of British and foreign literature,” Volume 79. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., 1903.