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James Cropper (business)
James Cropper may refer to: * James Cropper (abolitionist) (1773–1840), English businessman in Liverpool and philanthropist * James Cropper (politician) (1823–1900), British politician * James Cropper (priest) (1862–1938), British Anglican clergyman *Sir James Cropper (businessman) (born 1938), British paper manufacturer and Lord-Lieutenant of Cumbria * James Cropper plc, English papermaking company {{hndis, Cropper, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Cropper (abolitionist)
James Cropper (1773–1840) was an English businessman and philanthropist, known as an abolitionist who made a major contribution to the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire in 1833. Early life James Cropper was born at Winstanley, Lancashire into a Quaker family, the son of Thomas Cropper and his wife Rebecca Winstanley. He was intended by his father for the family farm, but he left home at 17 and became an apprentice in the Liverpool mercantile house of Rathbone Brothers. Cropper married in 1796 Mary Brinsmead, and outlived her by two years. They had two sons, John and Edward, who survived him, and a daughter, who married Joseph Sturge of Birmingham, and died in giving birth to her first child. In 1799 James Cropper went into partnership with Thomas Benson to form the shipping agents Cropper, Benson and Co. He became an abolitionist, active against slavery in the Caribbean. He also was concerned about poverty in Ireland, made a series of visits there, and establis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Cropper (politician)
James Cropper (22 February 1823 – 16 October 1900) was an English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885. Cropper was the son of James Cropper of Dingle Bank Liverpool. His father was the philanthropist and slavery abolitionist John Cropper, and his grandfather was James Cropper. He was educated at the Liverpool Royal Institution and the University of Edinburgh. He married Ann Wakefield, the daughter of James Wakefield of Kendal. He founded the paper mill company which eventually became James Cropper plc in 1845. He was a J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant for Westmorland and was High Sheriff of Westmorland in 1875. Cropper was elected Member of Parliament for Kendal at a by-election in December 1880. He held the seat until the 1885 general election, when the parliamentary borough of Kendal was abolished, and the name transferred to a new division of the county of Westmorland. In the enlarged constituency, Cropper was defeated by the Earl of Becti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Cropper (priest)
James Cropper (1862–1938) was an Anglican priest in the 20th century. He was educated at Charterhouse School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He held incumbencies at West Ham, Seaton, Broughton-in-Furness and Penrith after which he was Dean of Gibraltar. Returning to England in 1927 he became Rector of Penshurst then Tonbridge before his last appointment as Master of ''Lord Leycester's Hospital'', Warwick. He died on 11 January 1938 ''Deaths'' The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (fou ... Thursday, Jan 13, 1938; pg. 1; Issue 47891; col A Notes People educated at Charterhouse School Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Deans of Gibraltar 1938 deaths 1862 births {{Gibraltar-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Cropper (businessman)
Sir James Anthony Cropper KCVO (born 22 December 1938) is the former Lord-Lieutenant of Cumbria and Honorary President of James Cropper plc, speciality paper makers, of Burneside, a business founded by his great-great grandfather James Cropper in 1845. He was educated at Eton College and Magdalene College, Cambridge (BA, 1962). He served as High Sheriff of Westmorland for 1971. He was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Canadian monarch, Australian monarch, or ... (KCVO) in the 2011 New Years Honours List. References 1938 births Living people People educated at Eton College Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge Lord-Lieutenants of Cumbria Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order High Sheriffs of Westmorland {{UK-business-bio-1930s-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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