An enduring publication was Crockford's Clerical Directory, started in 1858, although whether it was really his creation or that of his junior partner, John Crockford, remains an area of debate.
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He became a solicitor in Taunton, and in 1836 established a local newspaper there, the Somerset County Gazette.
He had a long association with Edward William Cox with whom he founded The Critic, The Field and The Clerical Directory.
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