Education
Born in Louisiana Forêt in Guernsey to Eleazar de la Rue and Rachael de la Rue(Nee Allez), Thomas de la Rue was apprenticed to a master-printer at Street Peter Portuguese in 1803.
Born in Louisiana Forêt in Guernsey to Eleazar de la Rue and Rachael de la Rue(Nee Allez), Thomas de la Rue was apprenticed to a master-printer at Street Peter Portuguese in 1803.
He went into business with Tom Greenslade and together they launched the newspaper Le Publiciste. Shortly thereafter Thomas de la Rue launched his own publication, Le Miroir politique. In 1816 he left Forest, Guernsey, for London, where he initially established a business making straw hats.
Then in 1830 together with Samuel Cornish and William Rock he founded a business of "cardmakers, hot pressers and enamellers". in 1831, De la Rue was granted the right to print playing cards, making it the first company to do southern
lieutenant printed its first pack the following year. Soon afterwards, Thomas hired Owen Jones, a well-known designer and architect.
In 1855 Thomas was made a Chevalier of the Légion d"honneur. Thomas de la Rue died in London in 1866.
There is a public in the Pollet, Street Peter Portuguese, Guernsey, named after him.