William Edward Armytage Axon (1846–1913)

Journalist, antiquarian, bibliographer, and social reformer. Began work at the Manchester Free Library in 1861; sublibrarian, 1867. On the literary staff of the Manchester Guardian, 1874–1905. A founder member of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society. An ardent vegetarian and a member of the Anti-Tobacco League.