Alfred Pennyworth to reject Alfred. (The name "Pennyworth" was first used for Alfred in 1969 and thereafter it has been assumed that his father was named Jarvis Pennyworth; as it is customary for British domestic servants to be called by surname it might have been implied on Alfred's introduction that Jarvis was the surname he shared with his father; the surname "Beagle" was explicitly used for Alfred starting in 1945 and on the introduction of "Pennyworth" this is treated as having always been their name by retcon). Initially, Alfred discovered their identities by accident; while fighting a burglar in "Batman" #16 (Alfred's
Alfred Allen Booth Alfred Allen Booth Sir Alfred Allen Booth, 1st Baronet (1872–1948) was a British businessman and shipowner. A scion of the Booths of Dunham Massey, Cheshire, his great-grandfather moved to Liverpool in the mid-18th century. Booth was created a baronet in 1916 by H. H. Asquith for supporting Britain's war effort and services to industry. He was born on 17 September 1872, the son of Alfred Booth and Lydia Allen Butler. His maternal grandfather was Benjamin Franklin Butler (1795 – 8 November 1858), who served as the 12th Attorney General of the United States from 1833 to 1838. Booth was educated