1906 Obituary[1]
Mr John Hall, the secretary of the Sheepbridge Coal and Iron Company, Limited, died suddenly at his home, Gladstone road Chesterfield on the 18th inst. At an early age he entered the offices of Oliver and Co., which had then a foundry in Knife-smith Gate, Chesterfield. From thence he went to the Sheepbridge Coal and Iron Company, where his remarkable business capacity was promptly exhibited , and he rose rapidly until he attained the important position of secretary, which be has held for over thirty years. On the 17th inst. he attended a meeting of the Committee of the Chesterfield Benefit Building Society, of which he was chairman. For years he was chairman of the Newbold Local Board, and when the Chesterfield Gas Light and Coke Company's undertaking was acquired by the Chesterfield and District Gas and Water Board he was the first chairman of the Board. Mr. Hall, who leaves a widow and one daughter, was in his sixty-sixth year. Death is attributed to heart failure.
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- ↑ The Engineer 1906/09/21