Michael Hughes (13 May 1752 – 2 May 1825) was a
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industrialist best known for his role in the
copper mining industry.
Hughes was born at Lleiniog, near
Beaumaris,
Anglesey. At the height of his prosperity, he was manager of the Stanley and Ravenhead smelting works in
Lancashire, as well as a partner in the Parys Mountain copper mine and the
Flintshire-based Greenfield Copper and Brass Company. He also had an interest in both the Amlwch Shipping Company and the Amlwch Brewery Company. He made his home at Sherdley House in
Prescot, Lancashire, which he built between 1803 and 1806. He was Deputy-Lieutenant of Lancashire.
Sources
Welsh Biography Online*J. R. Harris - "The Sherdley Papers", ''Transactions of the Hist. Soc. of Lancs. and Cheshire'', 1950
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1752 births
1825 deaths
Welsh industrialists