Omnibuses and cabs : their origin and history (1902)
Moore, Henry Charles · London : Chapman & Hall, ld. · leaf 280
gh but elevenyears of age, became the main support of hismother, and a few years later she was entirelydependent upon him. In 1851 John Cockram became a cab-driver, J aim Cock ram 261 but as he objected on religious grouuds to Sundaywork, it was his ambition to possess a cab of hisown. Having saved… … JOHN COCKRAM. made to Sir Eichard Mayne, the Chief Com-missioner of Police, that he was driving a cabwhile under age. But when Sir Richard Maynediscovered that Cockram was the sole support ofhis mother, and, moreover, thoroughly qualifiedfor a cab-driver in every respect, except age, hedeclined to…
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