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George Horsley
George Horsley (22 June 1836 – 2 December 1895) was a Hartlepool ship-owner, alderman and mayor of Hartlepool in 1875 and 1876. His oldest son was Matthew Henry Horsley (1867–1925) who entered the family firm and became a noted ship-owner himself. He married Alethea Anne. He is buried at Spion Kop Cemetery with his wife. References Mayors of Hartlepool 1836 births 1895 deaths Ship owners 19th-century British businesspeople {{UK-business-bio-1830s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Henry Horsley
Matthew Henry Horsley, Justice of the peace, JP (24 June 1867 – 17 February 1925) was an English timber merchant, shipowner, and philatelist noted for his collections of Canadian and Australian stamps. Early life and family Matthew Horsley was born at Hartlepool on 24 June 1867, the oldest son of timber merchant George Horsley and his wife. He attended The Leys School in Cambridge and matriculated at Christ's College, Cambridge, Christ's College, University of Cambridge, in 1884 but did not take a degree. He married Clara Maclean at Hartlepool in 1893. They had sons, George, Henry, and Neville, and a daughter Clara. In 1923, the engagement was announced of Clara, daughter of M.H. Horsley and Mrs Horsley of Brinkburn, West Hartlepool, to Guy Mainwaring Morton, barrister. Career Horsley joined his father's firm of timber merchants, George Horsley & Company of West Hartlepool. He was the appointed manager of the ''SS Mobile, Mobile'', owned by the Horsley Line Limited, when the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
