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Colefax
Colefax may refer to: * Colefax Group plc, a designer and distributor of furnishing fabrics and wallpaper based in London *Arthur Colefax Sir Henry Arthur Colefax, KBE, KC (9 July 1866 – 19 February 1936) was a British patent lawyer and Liberal Unionist politician. Biography Colefax was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, and was the son of J S Colefax, a woollen merchant. He was ..., Sir, (1866–1936), British patent lawyer and politician * Sibyl Colefax, Lady (née Halsey; 1874–1950), English interior decorator and socialite {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colefax Group
Colefax Group plc is a designer and distributor of furnishing fabrics and wallpaper, based in London, United Kingdom. History The business was founded in the 1930s by Sibyl, Lady Colefax (1874–1950). In 1938, she was joined in the business by John Fowler, and the business became known as Colefax & Fowler. In 1944, the business, managed by Fowler, took a lease on 39 Brook Street, Mayfair Mayfair is an area of Westminster, London, England, in the City of Westminster. It is in Central London and part of the West End. It is between Oxford Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly and Park Lane and one of the most expensive districts ... where it remained until December 2016. Also in 1944, Colefax sold the business to Nancy Tree ( Nancy Lancaster as she became in 1948) for a sum in the order of £10,000. The group now has offices in the United States, France, Germany and Italy. It owns the brands Colefax and Fowler, Cowtan and Tout, Jane Churchill, Larsen and Manuel Canovas. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Colefax
Sir Henry Arthur Colefax, KBE, KC (9 July 1866 – 19 February 1936) was a British patent lawyer and Liberal Unionist politician. Biography Colefax was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, and was the son of J S Colefax, a woollen merchant. He was initially educated at Bradford Grammar School before studying natural science and chemistry at the University of Strasbourg, and at Merton and Christ Church Colleges at the University of Oxford.''Obituary: Sir Arthur Colfax K.C.'', The Times, 21 February 1936 In 1894 he was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn, and quickly became an acknowledged expert on patent law. He was made a King's Counsel in 1912. At the January 1910 general election he was elected as Liberal Unionist Member of Parliament (MP) for Manchester South West, benefiting from a split in anti-Unionist vote between the Social Democratic Federation and Liberal candidates. He held the seat for less than a year, and was defeated at ensuing election in December. Much of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |