Bibby, Joseph (1851–1940), animal feed and soap manufacturer, was born on 12 January 1851 at Conder Mill, Vale of Conder, Lancashire, the second of the three sons of James Bibby, farmer and miller, and his wife, Amelia Barnett. He attended an elementary school until 1861 and the ...
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Bibby, Joseph (1851–1940), animal feed and soap manufacturer
T. A. B. Corley
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Bulley, Arthur Kilpin (1861–1942), cotton broker and gardener
Brenda McLean
Bulley, Arthur Kilpin (1861–1942), cotton broker and gardener, was born at Montpellier Lodge, Montpellier Crescent, New Brighton, Cheshire, on 10 January 1861, the fourth son and thirteenth of fourteen children of Samuel Marshall Bulley (1811–1880), cotton broker, and his wife, Mary Rachel (1817–1887)...
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Carr, Jonathan Thomas (1845–1915), property developer
Andrew Saint
Carr, Jonathan Thomas (1845–1915), property developer, was born in Dublin, the eldest son among the ten children of Jonathan Carr (d. 1881), a wholesale woollen draper of Cumbrian origin with a business in the West End of London, and his Irish wife. The family was liberal in outlook, art loving, and gregarious: one brother, ...
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Firbank, Joseph (1819–1886), railway contractor
M. W. Kirby
Firbank, Joseph (1819–1886), railway contractor, was born at Bishop Auckland on the south-western edge of the north-east coalfield, the son of Ralph Firbank (1788–1866), a Durham miner, and his wife, Barbara, née Thompson (1790–1874). At the age of seven he was sent to work in a colliery, and attended a night school. In 1833 he obtained employment on the permanent way, and in 1841 secured a sub-contract in connection with the ...
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Gast, John (c. 1772–1837), trade unionist and radical
Iorwerth Prothero
Gast, John (c. 1772–1837), trade unionist and radical, was born in Bristol, the son of Robert Gast, a seller of milk. He had at least two brothers, and at some time married Elizabeth, who outlived him, but nothing else is known of his family. Soon after finishing his apprenticeship he left ...
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Gibson, George (1885–1953), trade unionist and mental health worker
Mark Roodhouse
Gibson, George (1885–1953), trade unionist and mental health worker, was born at 98 Cumberland Street, Glasgow, on 3 April 1885, the third son and seventh of the eleven children of Johnston Robertson Gibson (b. 1847), outdoor labourer, oil merchant, and tobacconist, and his wife, ...
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Gibson, George (1885–1953)
Maker: Bassano
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George Gibson (1885–1953) by Bassano © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Gutteridge, Joseph (1816–1899), silk weaver and naturalist
V. E. Chancellor
Gutteridge, Joseph (1816–1899), silk weaver and naturalist, was born on 23 March 1816 in Coventry, the eldest of the three sons of Joseph Gutteridge, a recruiting sergeant, and his first wife, Sarah Shaw. Educated from 1821 in two schools, run by a Quaker woman and Wesleyan preacher respectively, he then went to ...
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Hallas, Eldred (1870–1926), trade unionist and politician
Roger Ward
Hallas, Eldred (1870–1926), trade unionist and politician, was born in Stainland in the West Riding of Yorkshire, on 23 February 1870, the eldest son of Edward Hallas (1847–1920), wool sorter and later wool buyer, and his first wife, Sarah, née Barrett (1849–1875). He had an elder sister. Their elementary education cut short, ...
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Harnett, Cornelius (1723–1781), merchant and revolutionary politician in America
Alan D. Watson
Harnett, Cornelius (1723–1781), merchant and revolutionary politician in America, was born on 20 April 1723 in Chowan county, North Carolina, the son of Cornelius (d. 1742), colonial official, planter, and tavern-keeper, and Elizabeth Harnett. With his family Harnett moved in 1726 to ...
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Johnson, Richard (1753–1807), East India Company servant and collector of oriental art and manuscripts
P. J. Marshall
Johnson, Richard (1753–1807), East India Company servant and collector of oriental art and manuscripts, was born on 16 November 1753, the third son of Alexander Johnson MD (bap. 1716, d. 1799), lawyer, and of his wife, Mary Pellins (b. 1720, d. in or after 1800)...
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Johnson, Thomas Ryder (1872–1963), trade unionist and politician
Emmet O Connor
Johnson, Thomas Ryder (1872–1963), trade unionist and politician, was born on 17 May 1872 at 10 South Hunter Street, off Maryland Street, Liverpool, the only child of Thomas Johnson, foreman sailmaker, and his wife, Margaret Boardman. His parents were both English. Although his father was Anglican by upbringing, ...
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Johnson, Thomas Ryder (1872–1963)
Maker: Keogh Brothers
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Thomas Ryder Johnson (1872–1963) by Keogh Brothers courtesy of the National Library of Ireland
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Lister, Sir (Robert) Ashton (1845–1929), industrialist
David E. Evans
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Lister, Sir (Robert) Ashton (1845–1929), industrialist, was born on 4 February 1845 in Dursley, Gloucestershire, the third of four sons and the sixth of eight children of George Lister, tanner and wire card maker of Dursley, and his second wife, Louisa Richards, who came from a ...
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Macarthur, John (1766–1834), merchant and wool-grower
Margaret Steven
Macarthur, John (1766–1834), merchant and wool-grower, was probably born on 18 August 1766 and was baptized on 3 September 1767 at Stoke Damerel, near Plymouth, Devon, one of three known children of the expatriate Scot Alexander Macarthur (1720?–1790), mercer and draper, and his wife, ...
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John Macarthur (1766–1834) by unknown engraver from the collection of the National Archives of Australia: A1200, L10417
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Macarthur, Mary Reid (1880–1921)
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Mary Reid Macarthur (1880–1921) by unknown photographer by permission of the People's History Museum
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Macarthur [married name Anderson], Mary Reid (1880–1921), women's labour organizer
Angela V. John
Macarthur [married name Anderson], Mary Reid (1880–1921), women's labour organizer, was born at Glasgow on 13 August 1880, the eldest daughter of John Duncan Macarthur, proprietor of a drapery business, and his wife, Anne Elizabeth Martin. She was one of six children, of whom only three survived. Educated at ...
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Macdiarmid, Sir Allan Campbell (1880–1945), steel manufacturer
Geoffrey Tweedale
Macdiarmid, Sir Allan Campbell (1880–1945), steel manufacturer, was born at Glasgow on 18 August 1880, the youngest son of Allan Macdiarmid, a partner in a Glasgow merchants (James Anderson & Co.), and his wife, Elizabeth, née Tulloch. Educated at Kelvinside Academy...
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