Spalding & Hodge


Spalding & Hodge was a London based paper manufacturer founded on 23 November 1789 by Thomas Spalding and John Hodge. Initially operating from The Strand they moved to Drury Lane in 1797. The company remained in business until after the Second World War when it was eventually sold.
In the nineteenth century the company had the largest share of the British book paper market.
Board members:
NameBirthDeathComment
Thomas Spalding17621819Founder
John Hodge
Thomas Spalding18051887
Samuel Spalding18081843
John Hodge18121901
Henry Benjamin Spalding18171908
Samuel Spalding18331887
John Howard Spalding18491916Board member c1906
William F Hodge18471904
Walter Spalding18551937Board member c1906, Retired 1937
Sydney Thomas Spalding18581937Chairman
Edward Stanton Spalding18631954Retired 1921
Henry Shirely BluntRetired 1921
Harold BayleyBoard member c1906
Cuthbert Guy Spalding18831966
Sydney Leonard Spalding18861964Board member c1906