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Joseph Frederick Ledsam
Joseph Frederick Ledsam (16 April 1791 - 28 December 1862) was a Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Warwick, High Sheriff of Worcestershire (1848-1849) and deputy chairman of the London and North Western Railway (1849-1862). Background He was born on 16 April 1791 in Birmingham, the son of Joseph Moreton Ledsam (1767-1816) and Mary Bullock. He married Elizabeth Ann Ashton Goddington on 4 December 1817 in St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Aston. They had one daughter, Mary Elizabeth Ledsam. Career He had an involvement in railways from an early stage, and became a director and deputy chairman of the London and Birmingham Railway. He was also chairman of the Warwick and Leamington Union Railway. In 1846 it was reported that he had invested £186,000 () in railway speculation. In 1848 he was chairman of the Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Stour Valley Railway. In 1849 he succeeded Charles Lawrence as deputy chairman of the London and North Western Railway. He was also involved in other com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aris' Gazette
The ''Birmingham Gazette'', known for much of its existence as ''Aris's Birmingham Gazette'', was a newspaper that was published and circulated in Birmingham, England, from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries. Founded as a weekly publication in 1741, it moved to daily production in 1862, and was absorbed by the ''Birmingham Post'' in 1956. The newspaper's title was initially ''Birmingham Gazette and General Correspondent'' from 1741; ''Aris's Birmingham Gazette'' by 1743, and continuing until 1862; ''Birmingham Daily Gazette'' from 1862 to 1904; ''Birmingham Gazette & Express'' from 1904 to 1912; and ''Birmingham Gazette'' from 1912 to 1956. In November 1956 the ''Birmingham Gazette'' was absorbed by the ''Birmingham Post''. The merger led to the publication of ''The Birmingham Post & Birmingham Gazette'' which ran until 1964. History The ''Gazette'' was founded as the ''Birmingham Gazette and General Correspondent'' by Thomas Aris, a stationer from London who had moved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
