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1825 born on 2 June at 7 Nelson Street, Chorlton Row, Manchester, the elder son of William Romaine Callender (1794–1872), merchant and calico printer, and his first wife, Hannah, the daughter of Samuel Pope from Exeter, probably a solicitor. | 1825 born on 2 June at 7 Nelson Street, Chorlton Row, Manchester, the elder son of William Romaine Callender (1794–1872), merchant and calico printer, and his first wife, Hannah, the daughter of Samuel Pope from Exeter, probably a solicitor. | ||
1847 Joined the family business of [[Callender and Sons]], merchants and manufacturers | |||
The firm became one of Manchester's leading cotton spinners and merchants, acquiring in 1862 the mills of Thomas Bazley in Water Street, Manchester, and the Dean mills, Halliwell, Bolton. | |||
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By 1825 William senior was a partner in the expanding Manchester firm of Kershaw, Leese and Callender. He left this firm in 1836 and, after several more partnerships, set up Callender and Sons, merchants and manufacturers; his sons later joining as partners. | |||
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William Romaine Callender (1825–1876), cotton spinner and politician
1825 born on 2 June at 7 Nelson Street, Chorlton Row, Manchester, the elder son of William Romaine Callender (1794–1872), merchant and calico printer, and his first wife, Hannah, the daughter of Samuel Pope from Exeter, probably a solicitor.
1847 Joined the family business of Callender and Sons, merchants and manufacturers
The firm became one of Manchester's leading cotton spinners and merchants, acquiring in 1862 the mills of Thomas Bazley in Water Street, Manchester, and the Dean mills, Halliwell, Bolton.
By 1825 William senior was a partner in the expanding Manchester firm of Kershaw, Leese and Callender. He left this firm in 1836 and, after several more partnerships, set up Callender and Sons, merchants and manufacturers; his sons later joining as partners.
See Also
Sources of Information
- Biography of William Romaine Callender, ODNB