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William Constable

Also known as: William Constable; primary name: Constable, William
Details: individual; photographer; painter/draughtsman; British; Male
Life dates: 1783-1861
Address: The Photographic Institution, 57 Marine Parade, Brighton (1841) 58 King's Road, Brighton Egremont Place, Brighton (1861)
Biography: Draughtsman, inventor and photographer; brother of Daniel Constable (q.v.) with whom he worked as a draper in Brighton as a young man before both brothers travelled to America (1806-08), the first of three visits by William Constable; later ran a flour mill in Horley, Surrey, superintended the London to Brighton turnpike for 30 miles, excavated a road tunnel under Reigate Castle, and built a suspension bridge on Reigate Hill. In 1841 took a license for taking daguerrotype portraits from the patentee, Richard Beard.
Bibliography: http://spartacus-educational.com/DSconstable.htm (accessed 16 August 2018)