Benjamin Whitworth
From Graces Guide
Benjamin Whitworth (1815-1891), of Benjamin Whitworth and Brothers
Benjamin Whitworth was born in Manchester in 1815. He came to Drogheda as a child; his father was a corn merchant.
Benjamin was educated in England, and he later went into business himself in Manchester.
He returned to Drogheda, and founded the Greenmount and Boyne Mills in 1865. This factory once employed 1,200 people and exported linen throughout the world.
1891 Will. Died 24th september. Of Goldhurst Terrace, Hampstead and late of Manchester. Head of Benjamin Whitworth and Brothers. Director of the Metropolitan Railway and Manchester Tramways Co. Connected with Bolckow, Vaughan and Co and John Brown and Co. Probate to his daughters helen and Elizabeth. [1]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser - Saturday 11 November 1893