Harrison Weir founded the National Cat Club in 1887, England's first cat registry, and served as its first president. The club functioned as both registry and governing body for the cat fancy until a rival registry, the Cat Club founded by Lady Marcus Beresford in 1898, split the field; the two merged into the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy in 1910. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Milestone Year WhenFounded in 1887 as England's first cat registry; it also served as the cat fancy's governing body until a rival registry, the Cat Club, formed in 1898, and the two merged into the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy in 1910. 1 Connections
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The club formalized the registry system the cat fancy still uses
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with its register dating back to the establishment of the National Cat Club in 1887; the first ever cat registry originating in England
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Initially, the National Cat Club also served as the governing body for the cat fancy until 1910.
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In 1887 Harrison Weir founded the National Cat Club and was its first President.
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