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Born 3 Sep 1824, son of John Hall, grocer, later one of the founding aldermen of Sheffield.<Ref>Baptism registers and obits</Ref> | |||
1875-1891 Founder director of [[William Jessop and Sons]] Limited. <Ref> Sheffield Daily Telegraph – 11 Dec 1875 and Sheffield Independent - 17 Mar 1891</Ref> | |||
1901 Sheffield directory entry – John Hall and Son, wholesale grocers, tea, sugar, and produce merchants, 15 and 17 Granville Hill; 16 Mark Lane, London; and Wilberforce Warehouses, Hull. John’s home “Norbury”, 249 Barnsley Road.<Ref>White’s Directory of Sheffield 1901</Ref> | |||
Died 13 Dec 1907 at his home, “Norbury”, Sheffield, aged 83.<Ref> Sheffield Evening Telegraph - Friday 13 Dec 1907</Ref> | |||
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'''Obituary''' | |||
Partial extract from obituary, Sheffield Daily Telegraph - 14 Dec 1907 | |||
“..... In 1849 he established the extensive firm which still bears his name, that of John Hall and Son, Limited, Colonial merchants, in which his son, the late Mr. H Foljambe Hall, for many years was his active and energetic partner. Mr. Hall’s sound judgement and shrewd counsel in commercial and other matters was soon recognised by his contemporaries, and led to his becoming a director of several large industrial companies, notably those of William Jessop and Sons, the Yorkshire Engine Company, the Wharncliffe Silkstone Colliery Co., and Truswell’s Brewery Co., of which latter company he acted as chairman for upwards of 20 years. He was also for many years a Governor of the Boys’ Charity School, and a member of the Boards of Management of the Jessop Hospital and Sheffield Savings Bank. “ | |||
Revision as of 13:35, 17 February 2025
John Hall (1824-1907) of Sheffield
Born 3 Sep 1824, son of John Hall, grocer, later one of the founding aldermen of Sheffield.[1]
1875-1891 Founder director of William Jessop and Sons Limited. [2]
1901 Sheffield directory entry – John Hall and Son, wholesale grocers, tea, sugar, and produce merchants, 15 and 17 Granville Hill; 16 Mark Lane, London; and Wilberforce Warehouses, Hull. John’s home “Norbury”, 249 Barnsley Road.[3]
Died 13 Dec 1907 at his home, “Norbury”, Sheffield, aged 83.[4]
Obituary
Partial extract from obituary, Sheffield Daily Telegraph - 14 Dec 1907
“..... In 1849 he established the extensive firm which still bears his name, that of John Hall and Son, Limited, Colonial merchants, in which his son, the late Mr. H Foljambe Hall, for many years was his active and energetic partner. Mr. Hall’s sound judgement and shrewd counsel in commercial and other matters was soon recognised by his contemporaries, and led to his becoming a director of several large industrial companies, notably those of William Jessop and Sons, the Yorkshire Engine Company, the Wharncliffe Silkstone Colliery Co., and Truswell’s Brewery Co., of which latter company he acted as chairman for upwards of 20 years. He was also for many years a Governor of the Boys’ Charity School, and a member of the Boards of Management of the Jessop Hospital and Sheffield Savings Bank. “