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Who Was William Humphrey?

Filed under: Llewellin Setter Breeding, Llewellin Setter History — Keith Smith at 1:48 pm on Wednesday, May 3, 2006

Who was William Humphrey and what was his role in development of the Llewellin Setter?

It is quite possible that William Humphrey played a more significant role in the development and continuation of the Llewellin Setter than anyone else outside of Richard Llewellin himself. Certainly that is true relative to the Llewellins introduction and popularity in the United States.

In British Setter circles reference is made to the” Great Triumvate”, meaning, the three great men of setter breeding; that is to say, Edward Laverack, Richard Purcell Llewellin and William Humphrey. (Read on …)