George Holt (merchant)
George Holt (1825 – 3 April 1896) was a Victorian ship owner, merchant and art collector from Liverpool.[1] Together with William James Lamport, he founded the Lamport and Holt shipping line in 1845.[2]
Life
Holt was a son of George Holt and Emma Durning.[citation needed] He married fellow Liverpudlian Elizabeth Bright on 1 December 1853 and died on 3 April 1896.[3] The Holts lived initially at Edge Lane, and then in West Derby before moving in 1884 to Sudley House in Aigburth, Liverpool.[4] They had one child, Emma Holt, who was born in 1862, inherited the property and lived there until her death in 1944.[5] Her mother, who was born in 1833, had died in 1920.[6]
Among his brothers were Alfred Holt (1829–1911), founder of the Blue Funnel Line, Philip Holt (1830–1914),[6] and Robert Durning Holt, the first Lord Mayor of Liverpool.[citation needed] There was also a sister, Anne.[7] All were Unitarians.[8]
Aside from business interests and his role with the
There is a Halls of Residence at Edge Hill University called Holt in his honour.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "The collection at Sudley House". National Museums Liverpool. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Information Sheet 23: Lamport and Holt". Liverpool Museums: Maritime Archives and Library. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ISBN 978-0-78841-872-3.
- ^ "The Holt family". National Museums Liverpool. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "'Emma Holt', Percy Bigland". National Museums Liverpool. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Wonderful watercolours and drawings". National Museums Liverpool. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "'Emma Durning Holt and Anne Holt', Philip Westcott". National Museums Liverpool. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "'William Durning', Thomas Arrowsmith". National Museums Liverpool. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ISBN 978-0-85323-027-4.
- S2CID 36588105.
- ^ "Department of Computer Science - About ..." Department of Computer Science, University of Liverpool. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- JSTOR 30076713.
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/52395. Retrieved 4 September 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
External links
- "Papers of the Durning and Holt Families". National Archives.