Frank Hedges Butler
Frank Hedges Butler (17 December 1855 – 27 November 1928) was a British wine merchant, and a founding member of the
Early life
Frank Hedges Butler was born in London on 17 December 1855, the fifth son of the wine merchant James Butler and his wife, Frances Mary, the eldest daughter of Butler's business partner, William Hedges. He was educated at a
Career
Butler became a partner in the family business,
He was introduced to
Butler was the second English passenger taken by
He was an enthusiastic traveller, not only frequently visiting
Personal life
He married Ada Tickle, the daughter of a wool merchant, in 1880: the couple had two daughters, Frances, who died in infancy and Vera.[9] Ada died in 1905.
Hedges Butler was an able amateur violinist and played as one of the first violins for the Imperial Institute Orchestral Society, which he founded in 1894. He was also a keen golfer, yachtsman and big-game hunter. He died in a nursing home at 29
References
- ^ "Butler, Frank Hedges". Who's Who. Vol. 59. 1907. p. 265.
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/32210. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ "Grace's Guide To British Industrial History: Biographies: Charles Stewart Rolls". Retrieved 08 June 2021.
- ^ "Grace's Guide To British Industrial History: Biographies: Frank Hedges Butler". Retrieved 08 June 2021.
- ^ "The Royal Aero Club Collection: Frank Hedges Butler (1855 - 1928)". Retrieved 08 June 2021.
- ^ Butler, Frank Hedges. Fifty Years of Travel by Land, Water and Air. London, 1920. p. 328
- ^ a b c "Mr. F. Hedges Butler". Obituaries. The Times. No. 45062. London. 28 November 1928. col A, p. 21.
- ^ "Opening of the Blériot School". Flight. 8 October 1910. p. 819.
- ^ Brevet Major (Honorary Lieutenant Colonel) Hugh Iltid Nicholl, flickr.com (Vera Butler married Hugh Iltid Nicholl in 1904.)
External links
- [1] Text of Fifty Years of Travel by Land, Water and Air