Samuel Griffiths

Samuel Griffiths is best remembered to-day as the author of "Griffiths' Guide to the Iron Trade of Great Britain", which was first published in 1873 but which was of sufficient lasting interest to merit a reprint by David and Charles in 1967. In the latter part of his life Griffith's fame rested on this book and the fact that he was the proprietor and editor of the London Iron Trade Exchange. But he was Bilston born (in 1814) and, in the earlier part of his life was famous - or perhaps notorious might be better - as a businessman in the iron trade and a councillor in Wolverhampton.