Alfred S. Cheadle
Alfred Stanley Cheadle (1853 – 5 January 1923) was a wool merchant in South Australia.
History
Cheadle was born in of Bradford, Yorkshire, a son of Peter Cheadle and Eliza Cheadle, later Mellor, (c. 1831 – 22 February 1912). His father was a manufacturer of woollen goods in Halifax, and the son had extensive experience in the wool trades in the Bradford mill founded by his grandfather,[1] then two years in Roubaix, France.
He emigrated to South Australia aboard the clipper City of Adelaide with his mother Eliza Mellor, and step-father James Mellor, arriving 27 June 1880.[2] He worked for
He then founded, with Arthur Vivian Crase (1867–1940), the woolbroking firm of Cheadle, Crase & Co., which merged into Bennett & Fisher, Limited in 1919.[5]
Cheadle died after a long illness at Victor Harbor, where he had gone in the hope of a recovery.
Other interests
Cheadle was a member and served as president of the
He served as examiner of woolclassing at the
He was a member of
Family
Alfred Stanley Cheadle (c. 1853 – 5 January 1923) married Margaret Loutit ( – 29 July 1946), daughter of Thomas F. Loutit, of Mount Pleasant on 28 January 1886; they had two sons and three daughters:
- Thomas Stanley Cheadle (12 July 1887 – 1959) married Norah Rivoli Murphy ( –1962) in 1928. He was chairman of directors, Bennett & Fisher, and was champion amateur golfer from age 16.[2]
- Agnes Cheadle (22 February 1891 – ) married (James) Hugh Paterson Davis on 12 April 1911
- Mary Alison Cheadle (27 December 1896 – ) married Jefferson Hirst Walker in 1929
- (Frances) Margaret Cheadle BSc. Hons. (1900–1995) married Paul McGuire CBE in 1927. She was noted insulin researcher, convert to Catholicism, and prolific author. He was Ambassador to Italy[6] and an authority on maritime history. The Paul McGuire Maritime Library at the State Library of South Australia was established in his memory.[2]
- Peter Roland Cheadle (9 September 1906 – 1985) married Jessie Stodart (c. 1902 – 1997) in 1932, lived in Walkerville and were prominent socialites.
They had residences at Medindie and "The Shay" Mount Lofty, sold 1922.[7] Peter Cheadle had a holiday cottage nearby, dubbed "Little Shay".
Alfred Mellor ( – 23 April 1911)[8] of Melbourne, Emily Maud Mellor (later Mrs. Thomas Wood of Willunga), Charles J. Mellor, and Arthur Mellor, were step-siblings.
References
- ISBN 0 9591811 0 5
- ^ a b c Ron Roberts. "Cheadle, Alfred Stanley – I859". City of Adelaide – The Splendid Clipper Ship. Archived from the original on 5 March 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- The Chronicle. Vol. LXVIII, no. 3, 602. Adelaide. 3 October 1925. p. 20. Retrieved 25 June 2017 – via Trove.
- The Chronicle. Vol. LXV, no. 3, 460. Adelaide. 13 January 1923. p. 46. Retrieved 24 June 2017 – via Trove.
- The Mail. Vol. 7, no. 363. Adelaide. 26 April 1919. p. 2. Retrieved 24 June 2017 – via Trove.
- ^ "Former Ambassador wants more migrants". Good Neighbour. No. 107. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 December 1962. p. 7. Retrieved 25 June 2017 – via Trove.
- The Register. Vol. LXXXVII, no. 25, 502. Adelaide. 21 September 1922. p. 6. Retrieved 25 June 2017 – via Trove.
- ^ "Deck Quoits and Death". The Advertiser. Vol. LIII, no. 16, 386. Adelaide. 24 April 1911. p. 12. Retrieved 25 June 2017 – via Trove.