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George Courtauld (other)
George Courtauld may refer to: *George Courtauld (industrialist, born 1761) (1761–1823), founder of Courtaulds *George Courtauld (industrialist, born 1802) (1802–1861), textile manufacturer and son of the founder of Courtaulds *George Courtauld (politician) George Courtauld (11 August 1830 – 29 February 1920) was an English cloth manufacturer and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1878 to 1885. Courtauld was the son of George Courtauld of Bocking, Essex. He was educated at Un ... (1830–1920), English politician * George Courtauld (writer), British writer {{Hndis, Courtauld, George ...
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George Courtauld (industrialist, Born 1761)
George Courtauld (1761–1823) was the founder of Courtaulds which was to become the UK's largest manufacturer of mourning crape. Career Apprenticed to a Spitalfields silk weaver in 1775, George Courtauld first worked on his own as silk throwster. Between 1785 and 1794 he made a number of visits to America. In 1794 he established his own textile business at Pebmarsh under the name ''George Courtald & Co.'' However by 1816 the business was in financial difficulty: that year George's son Samuel took over the business and built it into the UK's largest manufacturer of mourning crape. George was an ardent Unitarian. He retired to America where he died in 1823. Family George was born on 19 September 1761 to Samuel Courtauld and Louisa Ogier. George Courtauld married Ruth MintonProceedings of the Huguenot Society of London: Volume 11. Huguenot Society of London. 1917 on 10 July 1789. Their children were: * Samuel Courtauld (1793–1881) *Catherine Courtauld (1795-) * George Courta ...
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George Courtauld (industrialist, Born 1802)
George Courtauld (1802–1861) was a textile manufacturer, and a member of the Courtauld family empire in Great Britain. Family He was born in Pebmarsh, Essex in 1802, the younger son of George Courtauld and Ruth Minton.Proceedings of the Huguenot Society of London: Volume 11. Huguenot Society of London. 1917 His elder brother was Samuel Courtauld, who succeeded their father as the senior partner of the family firm. On 23 April 1829, in Halstead, Essex, he married Susanna Sewell (1803-1888). Their five children were: * George Courtauld, J.P., (1830-1920) *Samuel Augustine Courtauld (22 February 1833 – 23 September 1854) *Louis Courtauld (2 September 1834) married Elizabeth Robinson 2 July 1862 in Croydon, Surrey *Susanna Ruth Courtauld (4 June 1838) married Lewis Barrett Solly on 2 April 1864 * Sydney Courtauld, J.P., (1840-1899) George and Susanna Courtauld were both buried at Gosfield, also in Essex, where many other members of the Courtauld family are also buried. Ame ...
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George Courtauld (politician)
George Courtauld (11 August 1830 – 29 February 1920) was an English cloth manufacturer and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1878 to 1885. Courtauld was the son of George Courtauld of Bocking, Essex. He was educated at University College, London and became a partner in the firm of Samuel Courtauld & Co which had been established by his grandfather George Courtauld. He was a Justice of the Peace for Essex. In December 1878 Courtauld was elected at a by-election as the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Maldon. He held the seat until 1885. He was a Unitarian and supported social reform and suffrage extension. Courtauld married firstly Mina Bromley, daughter of Walter Bromley of Clapton in 1855, and secondly Susanna Elizabeth Savill, daughter of S W Savill of Bocking in 1864, and married again in 1888. He and his wives had in total 13 children. His eldest daughter was Katharine Courtauld. Courtauld died at the age of 89. References External links * ...
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