Alfred Holt
Alfred Holt (13 June 1829 – 28 November 1911) was a British engineer, ship owner and merchant. He lived at Crofton Estate, Crofton, Aigburth in Liverpool, England. Holt is credited with establishing the long distance steamship by developing a type that replaced sailing clippers on the route from Britain to China. Alfred Holt was one of six brothers, born to George Holt (cotton-broker), George Holt and his wife, Emma. In 1866 he and his brother, Philip Holt founded the Blue Funnel Line, Alfred Holt and Company and the Ocean Group plc, Ocean Steam Ship Company, which owned and operated the majority of the company's vessels. Alfred Holt & Co later became Blue Funnel Line. One of his other brothers, George Holt (merchant), George Holt, was also a noted Liverpool merchant and ship owner. His youngest brother, Robert Durning Holt, was Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Mayor of Liverpool. All were Unitarianism, Unitarians. Steamship design and ownership Holt served an apprenticeship u ...
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Alfred Holt (1829-1911) By Robert E
Alfred Holt (13 June 1829 – 28 November 1911) was a British engineer, ship owner and merchant. He lived at Crofton, Sudley Road, Aigburth in Liverpool, England. Holt is credited with establishing the long distance steamship by developing a type that replaced sailing clippers on the route from Britain to China. Alfred Holt was one of six brothers, born to George Holt and his wife, Emma. In 1866, he and his brother, Philip Holt founded the Alfred Holt and Company and the Ocean Steam Ship Company, which owned and operated the majority of the company's vessels. Alfred Holt & Co later became Blue Funnel Line. One of his other brothers, George Holt, was also a noted Liverpool merchant and ship owner. His youngest brother, Robert Durning Holt, was Mayor of Liverpool. All were Unitarians. Steamship design and ownership Holt served an apprenticeship under the chief engineer of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, learning the basics of both mechanical and civil engineering. ...
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