Frank Bright Summers
1869 Born in Stalybridge, son of John Summers, Senior and his wife, Mary
By 1889 the partners in the John Summers and Sons business were all Summers - James, John, William, Walter, Harry and Frank. They decided to expand on a 'greenfield site', eventually selecting Sealand Marshes on the Dee estuary, where the Hawarden Bridge (Shotton) Works was established, opening in 1896.
James and Frank Summers were in charge, John and Harry remaining at Stalybridge. However, Harry visited Shotton regularly, and became dissatisfied, considering that James and Frank and the senior managers were not devoting sufficient time to the business.
1901 Ironmaster, employer, living in Mold, Flintshire, with Dorothy Summers 8, Phyllis Summers 6, Assheton Summers 5, Margorie Summers 3[1]
By 1908 Shotton had outgrown the Stalybridge works, and the headquarters was moved there. Harry was put in charge, and removed the under-performing managers.
1911 Living on private means in Alton with Constance Summers 43, Cicely Phyllis Summers 16, William Asheton Summers 15, Spencer Summers 8[2]
1926 Died in Alton[3]
See Also
Sources of Information
- 'The Summers of Shotton' by Brian Redhead and Sheila Gooddie, Hodder & Stoughton, 1987