Charles Tertius Mander
Sir Charles Tertius Mander, 1st Baronet | |
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| Born | 16 July 1852 |
| Died | 8 April 1929 The Mount, Tettenhall Wood, Staffordshire, England |
| Resting place | Mander family vault, St Peter's, Wolverhampton |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Rugby School |
| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | public servant, industrialist, philanthropist |
| Title | baronet |
| Successor | Sir Charles Arthur Mander, 2nd baronet |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Board member of | Mander Brothers, Thomas Parker, Queen's Square Syndicate |
| Spouse | Mary Le Mesurier Paint |
| Children | 2 sons, Charles Arthur and Gerald Poynton; one dau., Daisy St Clair |
| Parent(s) | Charles Benjamin Mander and Sophia Weaver |
| Website | Charles Tertius Mander |
Sir Charles Tertius Mander, 1st Baronet JP,
Biography
Mander was the eldest son of Charles Benjamin Mander, of a family of early industrialists and public servants prominent in the public and civic life of Wolverhampton since 1745.[1] He was educated at Rugby School and at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.[2]
Charles Tertius Mander served as a councillor for Wolverhampton Borough Council from 1886. Among many public offices, he was uniquely four times
He was a progressive industrialist and manufacturer as senior partner and then first chairman of
He was a landowner, pioneer motorist and enthusiastic sportsman. In the 1870s, he played full-back for Wolverhampton Rugby Football Club,[14] of which he later became President. He was also Vice-president of Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club and Wolverhampton and District Football League.[15] He was devoted to field sports and an active member of the Albrighton Hunt.
He extended the family house at The Mount (since 1955 a hotel) in two phases: first in 1891, then in 1909 in neo-Renaissance style to the designs of
He was created the first
Family
He married Mary le Mesurier Paint, the daughter of Canadian
He died suddenly at his home on 8 April 1929, when he was given a civic funeral. An internal memorial porch was erected in his memory at
See also
- Mander family
- Mander Baronets
- Mander Brothers
References
- ^ History of Mander Brothers, Whitehead Brothers, n.d. [1955].
- ^ "Mander, Charles Tertius (MNDR870CT)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Jones, J. The Mayors of Wolverhampton, vol. 2, [n.d.] [contains contemporary biographical essay]
- ^ "History - the Mayor of the City of Wolverhampton Council".
- ^ "Freemen of Wolverhampton". Wolverhampton Archives and Local Studies and Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Services. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013
- ^ G. W. Jones, Borough Politics: A Study of the Wolverhampton Town Council, 1969, page 144
- ^ "Charles Tertius Mander | Owlpen Manor | Tudor Manor House and Cotswold Holiday Cottages".
- ^ obituary in The Times, Apr. 10, 1929
- ^ "No. 27419". The London Gazette. 25 March 1902. p. 2081.
- ^ The County of Stafford and many of its family records. Exeter: Wm Pollard & Co., 1897
- ^ "Mander Brothers - Graces Guide".
- ^ Nicholas Mander. Varnished Leaves: a biography of the Mander family of Wolverhampton. Owlpen Press, 2004.
- ^ Queen's Square Syndicate[permanent dead link] Black Country History. Retrieved 26 March 2023
- ^ "The Club History".
- ^ "Charles Tertius Mander". Black Country History. Retrieved 26 March 2023.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Official Roll of the Baronets (Standing Council of the Baronetage, 2017)
- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 2589, sub Mander baronetcy of the Mount [U.K.], cr. 1911
- ^ Nicholas Mander, Borromean Rings: The Genealogy of the Mander Family, 2011
Sources
- Sir Geoffrey Le Mesurier Mander (ed), The History of Mander Brothers (Wolverhampton, Whitehead Brothers, n.d. [1955])
- ISBN 0-9546056-0-8(chapters 8–12).
- Mosley, Charles, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 2589, sub Mander baronetcy of the Mount [U.K.], cr. 1911.
- Jones, J. The Mayors of Wolverhampton, vol. 2 [n.d.] [contains contemporary biographical essay]; W.H. Jones, The Municipal Life in Wolverhampton, London: Alexander & Shepherd Ltd, 1903.
- Obituary in The Times, April 10, 1929
- Nicholas Mander, Borromean Rings: The Genealogy of the Mander Family, 2nd edition, expanded and revised, Dursley: Owlpen Press, 2023.
- Our Contemporaries: a biographical repertoire of men and women of the day, 1896-7. London: Klene & Co. n.d. [contains contemporary biographical essay]
- The County of Stafford and many of its family records. Exeter: Wm Pollard & Co., 1897. [contains contemporary biographical essay]
- GFDL (license statement/permission). Text taken from Charles Tertius Mander, .