William Dockwra
(1635-1716)

founder of the London Penny Post and founder of the chief office of the London penny post

Died aged c. 81

William Dockwra (c. 1635–1716) was an English merchant who along with his partner Robert Murray created the first Penny Post in London in 1680. In latter 17th century London there was no official postal system for mail delivery within the city of London and its suburbs. Dockwra's London Penny Post was a mail delivery system that fulfilled this need. His system worked so well that it compromised the interests of private couriers and porters and royal officials alike.

DbPedia
Wikidata Wikipedia

Commemorated on 1 plaque

Near this place William Dockwra founded the London Penny Post in 1680

Lime Street, EC3, London, United Kingdom where they founded the London Penny Post